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The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the US pharmaceutical and health care products company Wyeth by the US global pharmaceutical company Pfizer. The approval is conditional upon Pfizer's commitment to divest several types of animal health vaccines, pharmaceuticals and medicinal feed additives in the European Economic Area (EEA) or in specific Member States. The Commission had concerns that the transaction, as originally notified, would have raised competition issues in the field of animal health products on a number of national markets. In the light of the commitments offered by Pfizer, the Commission has now concluded that the proposed transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the EEA or any substantial part of it.

Argentina's government declared on Friday a nationwide animal health emergency following the discovery of the new H1N1 flu virus in at least one pig herd.

Pork has been many Koreans' favorite source of protein for many years but its consumption has declined sharply over the past few months since the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza A.

On 11 July 2009 the veterinary authorities in Lithuania informed of the presence of a focal point of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) in a swine herd of 445 animals in the town of Rabika in the Panevezys province in the central zone of the Baltic country.

At least 177 pigs have died in Buknuam and surrounding villages in Lunglei district while more than 150 have died at Laki village in Saiha district along Mizoram-Myanmar border, official sources said.

The veterinary authorities have sent a final report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

The infected farm, an industrial-type holding with full production cycle applying biosecurity measures, is located in Cañuelas (Buenos Aires).

Mexico's pork export dropped 90 percent, or around 30,000 tons, due to the spread of the A/H1N1 flu, according to a report on Monday.

The federal government has made changes to its eligibility criteria for the Circovirus Inoculation Program. Applicants deemed to be part of a verifiable production flow will now receive compensation for the vaccination of sows.

In order to support and to improve the control and eradication measures as regards CSF in domestic pigs, EFSA was requested by the Commission to provide scientific advice on the safety of fresh meat (freedom from field virus) derived from vaccinated pigs. Specifically, two terms of reference were given: a) what is the risk that wild-type CSF virus is present in fresh meat obtained from pigs vaccinated in an emergency situation during an outbreak?; and b) what are the sampling schemes and testing procedures needed to detect field virus in fresh meat derived from such vaccinated pigs?

Pork producers are being reminded to review their use of feed/water tetracycline-class antibiotics (tetracycline, oxytetracycline or chlortetracycline) to make sure their use meets standards set by some export markets for U.S. Pork.

Following a request from the European Commission (DG Health and Consumer Protection), the Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) was requested for an opinion on porcine brucellosis (Brucella suis).

The PRRS outbreak in backyard farms has spread to 20 towns in Pampanga and Bulacan provinces, two of the leading pig production areas in the Philippines. In Pampanga, some 3,138 pigs were confirmed with the infection and 760 have died. The outbreak has already crossed borders and reached the five towns in neighbouring Bulacan province.

The human strain of the virus A/H1N1 was detected by Argentina’s Animal Health and Sanitation Service (SENASA) in the framework of epidemiology vigilance activities permanently displayed. The infected farm is located in San Andrés de Giles, province of Buenos Aires. (Original in Spanish. Read Google translation here).

The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in pigs.

The Universty of Cordoba, and the companies Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Agroganadera del Valle de Los Pedroches (COVAP) and PigChamp Pro-Europa are developing a pioneer project in Andalusia whose aim is to control and minimize the presence of salmonella in the Iberian pig, thus improving the health of animals and the food safety of products.