New official disease status recognised by the OIE
The World Assembly of OIE Delegates distributed 17 certificates for official disease status recognition.
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Poland: new regions free of Aujeszky's disease
The Commission has published a new Decision amending the disease-free status of Aujeszky's disease in certain regions of Poland.
Adenovirus-vectored vaccine confers protection against FMDV O1 Manisa in swine
Recombinant Ad5-O1Man is an effective, safe and cross-reacting vaccine that could potentially be used preventively and in outbreak situations, to control FMDV O Mya-98 lineage in swine.
EU to discuss the eradication of African swine fever
Delegations highlighted the importance of a multidisciplinary and internationally coordinated approach to fight the disease, and the Commission confirmed its support for those member states concerned.
Poland: changes in ASF control measures
The EC has published Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/767 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in Poland.
Detection of genome, antigen, and antibodies in oral fluids from pigs infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus
These results further demonstrated the potential use of oral fluids for detecting FMDV genome, live virus, and viral antigens.
First occurrence of PRRS in Ecuador
This is the first occurrence of PRRS in the country. The focus has been located on a commercial farm in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas.
Zambia confirms an outbreak of African swine fever
The focus is located in the north of the country, near the border with Tanzania.
Tunisia confirms an outbreak of FMD in cattle
This is the first report of FMD since 2014 in Tunisia.
Detection of a novel circovirus PCV3 in pigs with cardiac and multi-systemic inflammation
In all three cases we characterized the genome of a new circovirus we called PCV3.
Molecular evolution of PRRS viruses circulating in Vietnam from 2007 to 2015
This study expands existing knowledge on the genetic diversity and evolution of PRRSV in Vietnam.
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NewsContinuous trickle of ASF cases in Europe
During the first trimester of 2017, more than 70 cases in domestic pigs and 670 in wild boars have been notified in the European continent.
Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in China
After the detection of the disease in cattle and sheep by late February, China has informed of the appearance of the disease in pigs.
Host-pathogen interplay at primary infection sites in pigs challenged with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
This study implies a metabolic adaptation of A. pleuropneumoniae to the porcine upper respiratory tract already during early infection.
Spain alerts of the presence of foot-and-mouth disease in Algeria
The MAPAMA reports that all the prevention measures implemented in 2014 in the face of the circulation of serotype O in the North of Africa are still in force.
Serological follow-up of tuberculosis in a wild boar population in contact with infected cattle
There is an increasing concern in several European countries over the role that tuberculosis (TB)-infected wild boar may play in the progress of bovine TB eradication campaigns. In Spain, the wild boar is the main wild reservoir of tuberculosis.