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Thursday, April 05, 2012
H1N1 Detected in Hong Kong SlaughterhouseHONG KONG - H1N1 was detected in Hong Kong’s slaughterhouse during regular influenza virus surveillance for pigs in Hong Kong’s slaughterhouse. Despite the detection of pandemic H1N1 in pigs in Hong...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
No Alarm After Positive Flu Check on PigHONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety has ruled out any cause for alarm after a pig tested positive for the human swine flu virus H1N1.
Friday, November 25, 2011
New Cases of Influenza-Like Illness in ChildrenUS - The United States Government has reported three cases of human infection with swine origin triple reassortant influenza A H3N2.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Biomin Romania at International Fair in BucharestROMANIA - Between 19 and 23 October 2011, Biomin Romania has participated in the biggest and most important annual, international fair in the country, INDAGRA 2011.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Seasonal Flu Vaccinations Protect People and PigsCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board says seasonal flu vaccinations can protect both people and the pigs they work with from influenza, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Novel H3N2 Flu Viruses Infected Two ChildrenUS - In separate instances, influenza A/H3N2 viruses circulating in swine picked up a gene from the pandemic 2009 H1N1 virus and recently infected two young children, one in Indiana and one in Pennsylvania,...
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Top Award is on Offer; Nominations Closing SoonUK - Time is running out to nominate someone in the pig industry for the prestigious David Black Award.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Real-Time PCR Test to Detect Swine Influenza VirusUS - Life Technologies Corporation, a provider of innovative life science solutions, today introduced the first USDA-approved, real-time PCR test to detect a broad range of Swine Influenza Virus (SIV),...
Friday, June 03, 2011
World Pork Expo Seminars Offer Business InsightsUS - The programme for the World Pork Expo includes seminars offering a wide range of business insights.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
FAO & Max Planck Institute Tackle Zoonotic Diseases GLOBAL - The focus is to be on interactions between wild animals, livestock, and human populations to reduce risks and strengthen responses. Influenza A/H1N1 swine flu and the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian...
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Flu Viruses Rode on Pig Imports into South ChinaCHINA - China may have unwittingly introduced H1N1 flu viruses when it imported pigs from Europe and North America for breeding over the past few decades, researchers said.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Global Preparedness for Influenza PandemicsGLOBAL - After a week of negotiations continued through Friday night and into Saturday morning, an open-ended working-group meeting of Member States successfully agreed upon a framework to ensure that...
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Novel H1N1 Found in Few HK Pigs; no ReassortmentHONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) says that seven pigs tested positive for human pandemic H1N1 flu betweem November 2010 and January 2011 on routine surveillance but reports that no significant...
CSIRO Joins Global Fight Against Pandemic ThreatsAUSTRALIA - Australian scientists are part of an international consortium creating 'battle maps' that visualise how bird flu and other viruses constantly mutate to camouflage their antigens, or 'invading...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
New Combination Vaccines Make Flu Protection EasierCANADA - Two new swine vaccines make it easier for Canadian swine producers to include flu protection in their vaccination programmes.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
VLA: H1N1 Virus and Endemic Strains Cause InfluenzaUK - Outbreaks of swine influenza caused by both pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus and contemporary endemic strains have been noted in pigs, according to the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) in its report...
Monday, September 20, 2010
Full Licence for FluSure Pandemic Swine Vaccine US - Pfizer Animal Health has gained full licensure from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for FluSure® Pandemic.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
A/H1N1 Flu Breaks Out in Swine; Issue ResolvedTAIWAN - The Taiwanese veterinary authorities have reportted an outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza in the country, affecting swine herds.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
A/H1N1 Flu Outbreak Reported in Finnish SwineFINLAND - The Finnish veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
H1N1 Enters Post-Pandemic Period, Says WHO GLOBAL - The world is no longer in phase 6 of influenza pandemic alert: we are now moving into the post-pandemic period. The new H1N1 virus has largely run its course, according to the World Health Organization...
Monday, August 09, 2010
No Sign of A/H1N1 Virus in HK Pigs from May-JulyHONG KONG - Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety (CFS) Friday (6 August) announced that no A/H1N1 influenza viruses nor any reassortant of viruses were detected in samples from pigs taken during May to ...
Monday, July 26, 2010
Improved Disease Prevention in Animal HealthGLOBAL - Governments could save billions of dollars by stepping up the prevention and control of high impact animal diseases, some of which pose a direct threat to human health, FAO said today.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Flu Virus Reassorted with Pandemic H1N1 VirusHONG KONG - The University of Hong Kong isolated the virus A/Swine/Hong Kong/201/2010 from one sample taken from a pig on 7 January 2010 during routine surveillance at the local slaughterhouse.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
USMEF: China an Intriguing Market for US PorkUS - US pork shipments recently resumed to China, after about a one-year absence due to lingering restrictions related to A-H1N1 influenza.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Study: Pandemic Virus Enters Pigs, Swaps GenesHONG KONG - The H1N1 flu virus has been spreading quietly in pigs in Hong Kong and swapping genes with other viruses, and researchers said the findings support calls for tighter disease surveillance in...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
One Year Removed from A/H1N1 Influenza ScareUS - In May 2009, the US pork industry had just begun to deal with the trade repercussions of A/H1N1 influenza. One of the greatest areas of concern was Mexico, where misinformation about the disease...
Monday, May 17, 2010
China Begins Accepting US Pork ShipmentsUS - On Friday, 14 May, China gave official notice that it is accepting shipments of US pork, a move hailed by the National Pork Producers Council. Pork produced on or after 1 May now can be exported to...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
No Gene Re-Assortment Found in HK Pork SampleHONG KONG - A pork sample taken from Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse of the New Territories in January tested positive for the A/H1N1 influenza virus, according to the University of Hong Kong's surveillance...
Friday, April 30, 2010
Farmer of First H1N1 Farm Resumes SalesCANADA - The pig farmer whose pig herd was the first to become infected with the H1N1 influenza A virus one year ago has started selling pigs again.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Korea Finds H1N1 Flu on Two FarmsSOUTH KOREA - Pigs on two neighbouring farms have tested positive for H1N1 influenza.
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