UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report: July to September 2010
In its latest quarterly report, the Veterinary Laboratories Agency highlights that beta-lactamase-resistant Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae has been isolated from a pig with pneumonia and that malignant catarrhal fever has been identified in the country for the first time.
 July-September 2010 Published November 2010 Contents Highlights Introduction New and Emerging diseases On-going Emerging Disease Investigations Unusual Diagnoses Changes in Disease Patterns and Risk Factors |
Highlights
There were no food safety incidents involving pigs.
There was no evidence to indicate the emergence in GB of either post weaning catabolic/cachexic syndrome or high mortality neonatal enteritis as reported in the USA and Europe, respectively.
Beta-lactamase-resistant Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae was isolated from a pig with pneumonia.
Malignant catarrhal fever identified for the first time in a British pig.
Pandemic H1N1 influenza virus continues to be detected in British pigs.
Increased numbers of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium-like organisms were isolated
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December 2010
