Swine news - Pig health

Senasica had more than 90 canine inspectors at the end of 2024, which are strategic to check commercial shipments and luggage and intercept risk products.

The EU adopts urgent measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease and protect trade.

Tests performed by the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut on samples from a suspect goat ruled out foot-and-mouth disease.

France is contributing 2 million euros to reinforce prevention against African swine fever (ASF).

The One Health Plan aims to protect people, animals, and the environment from shared health threats.

Following the confirmation of a case of foot and mouth disease in Germany, more countries have implemented measures to prevent the entry of the disease.

Several countries have imposed bans on calf imports and pork from Germany.

The exercise will test how the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the United States Department of Agriculture apply bilateral zoning arrangements.

This system tracks changes in the antimicrobial susceptibility of enteric bacteria found in ill people, retail meats, and food animals in the United States.

The national reference laboratory in Germany has confirmed that it is serotype O.

The last outbreak of FMD in Germany was in 1988. The last outbreak in Europe was reported in Bulgaria in 2011.

The outbreak occurred on a farm with 71 pigs.

How FAO is leading the charge to safeguard all pigs in Asia and the Pacific.

The U.S. boosts efforts to keep out foreign animal diseases.

An investment in the UK’s main research and laboratory testing facility will bolster the country's fight against animal disease.

The CVMP will re-evaluate dosages of first-line veterinary antibiotics to improve their efficacy and limit bacterial resistance.

Listeriosis cases reached their highest level since 2007, while campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis remained the most frequently reported zoonotic diseases in the EU.

Three outbreaks on farms have affected a total of 1701 susceptible animals.

New insights from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reveal that while fences can help control the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) they need to be used alongside other measures for maximum effectiveness.

According to investigations, the carcass arrived on the banks of the Rhine River from the existing African swine fever restriction zone, therefore, no new restriction zones will be established.

The National Food Safety and Quality Service (SENASA), part of the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation, is celebrating 32 years at the helm of a critical mission: safeguarding the country's agricultural health and agri-food safety.

African swine fever vaccination expands to areas with no active cases.

The Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, and Rural Development with the World Organization for Animal Health organized the 4th International Workshop on African swine fever in Southeast Asian Countries.