Pork industry groups applaud USDA’s effort to establish additional requirements for dogs imported into the U.S. for resale from countries where ASF exists.
A dead pig was submitted for diagnostic testing in 2020. Among the diseases found, canine parvovirus 2 was identified. Swine Health Information Center is studying spillover of the virus from the canine species to swine.
Updated fact sheets on porcine teschovirus (PTV) and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) have been posted in the Swine Health Information Center Swine Disease Fact Sheet Library. Here’s what you need to know.
Metagenomics sequencing identified a new virus in the genus of Morbillivirus at the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. The virus was discovered in 22 porcine fetuses from six litters originating in Mexico.
To boost information about emerging infectious diseases, the Swine Health Information Center has executed a MOU with the University of Georgia Research Foundation. Here’s why this will benefit the swine industry.
In 2019, a new variant of porcine sapovirus infection was identified in the U.S. on a farm reporting piglet diarrhea issues for two years. Here’s a look at SHIC’s report on a study to better understand this pathogen.
Pseudorabies virus is ranked fourth in the SHIC Swine Disease Matrix due to the potential for the introduction of highly pathogenic PRV into the U.S. from Asia - an event which would have a major impact on pork exports.
South Dakota State University researchers will explore the PPV2 infection plays in important diseases such as pneumonia, immune deficiency, reproductive failure and lameness, all causes of lost productivity.
Investigators also found participating breeding stock companies have robust biosecurity procedures for both import/exports due to their investment in maintaining the health status of these pigs.
