PRRS detected in Israel for the first time

Israel's Veterinary Authorities notified the OIE about the isolation, for the first time in the country, of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv), specifically genotype 2 (American).

Two outbreaks have been confirmed, one in Ibilin, Acco, in the district of Hazafon, with a total of 2673 animals (1,200 sows and 1,473 piglets). Three sows died and it is estimated that 600 piglets out of 763 died from the disease. Clinical signs included: diarrhoea, lethargy, cough, foetal mummification, abortions, and neonatal death. The second outbreak is located in Afeq, also in Acco (Hazafon), on a farm with 5500 susceptible animals, belonging to the same owner of the affected farm in Ibilin.