Swine news - Pig health

African swine fever has now been reported in three states in the country in both domestic pigs and wild boar.

This is the first official report of African swine fever in Thailand.

ASF has been confirmed in North Macedonia for the first time. It was found on a backyard farm with 18 susceptible animals and there were 3 cases located in Dramce (Delčevo), in the east of the country.

This last year saw the most outbreaks in pigs since 2018.

Following the confirmation of two new cases of African swine fever, Italy intensifies surveillance and control measures and expands the affected area.

An estimated 41% of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals were for use in swine in 2020.

The EMA Management Board acknowledged the preparations for the implementation of the Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation.

This recognition will allow for continued exports to China of pork products from ASF-free zones in the event the disease is present in France.

EU One Health report: drop in reported zoonotic diseases in humans and foodborne outbreaks in 2020.

An investment of more than $4.6 million will go to three projects to grow the pork industry and to help farms face the threat of ASF.

In view of the favorable epidemiological situation of CSF, Bulgaria has been removed from the EU list of restricted zones.

The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), and the Danish Veterinary and Food Agency (DVFA) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to continue cooperation between Colombia and Denmark in veterinary and food safety matters.

The site is located outside the previously established core zone of the restriction area and is directly in the border area to the neighboring state of Brandenburg.

This case was found in an area previously free of ASF, in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

African swine fever was first reported in south of Haiti but since then ten cases have been reported in the north.

This is the first outbreak of African swine fever in North Chungcheong Province.

Over 230,000 pigs have been sacrificed this year due to African swine fever outbreaks in Vietnam.

This is the sixth outbreak in the Swietokrzyskie voivodeship, however, this outbreak was in an area that was previously free of restrictions.

Director-General QU Dongyu warns of threat to food security and livelihoods as well as human and animal health.

According to data from the National Plan against Antibiotic Resistance, between 2014 and 2020 the national use of antibiotics in animal health fell 56.7% and 32.4% in human medicine.

The Ministry estimates that in 2021 the production of pork products will remain at last year's level.

The OIE has reported the presence of a wild boar positive for Aujeszky's disease antibodies in the area of North Karelia.

This is the first case of African swine fever in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.