France: Draft project to increase wild boar hunting
The draft decree plans to add traps as a means of hunting to combat crop damage caused by wild boar.
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ASF Germany: six more cases confirmed in wild boar
These cases are located within the existing core area - bringing the total to 46 cases of ASF.
New information reveals ASF has been in Germany since July
According to the first official epidemiological investigation results, ASF was introduced into Germany in the first half of July.
Ceva opens new reference for autogenous vaccine manufacture
Ceva builds on its preventative health strategy with the opening of a new European reference for the manufacture of autogenous vaccines.
Japan confirms CSF in domestic pigs for first time in six months
Classical swine fever was confirmed on a pig farm with 5,390 head in Takasaki City.
Germany confirms ASF case in a new district
The new outbreak is located about 60 km straight north of the previously defined core zone.
ASF Germany: Brandenburg builds a solid fence at the Polish border
To protect against the introduction of African swine fever, Brandenburg is building a solid protective fence at the border with Poland.
Small molecules block PRRSV from infecting pig cells
A compound was identified that blocks the interaction between PRRSV and CD163, a macrophage-specific membrane scavenger receptor, potentially preventing infection.
ASF: EU agricultural ministers call for monitoring of pig markets
The Czech Republic asked the Commission to monitor developments in the pig meat markets.
ASF Germany: 36 cases confirmed
Germany has confirmed a total of 36 cases of ASF in wild boar; all have been within the infected zone.
ASF Germany: Restrictions to be lifted for agriculture and forest land
Agricultural and forestry areas must first be completely searched for dead or infected wild boars by officials or authorized persons.
ASF Germany: Where the pig farms are within the defined zones
Map of where the pig farms are located within the core, infected, and buffer zones as well as the cases in wild boar.
PRRS: future lines of research
Dr. Nauwynck reviews with us the main gaps in PRRSV research and how he envisions the future of this disease regarding diagnostic technologies and vaccination strategies.
US building National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility
This will be the first laboratory facility in the U.S. to provide BSL-4 laboratories capable of housing cattle and other large livestock, and will eventually replace the Plum Island Animal Disease Center.