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Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer reports a novel H1N1 strain of Influenza A appears no more severe than typical strains of flu but action to avoid spreading the infection remains important.
The number of laboratory confirmed cases of H1N1 Flu Virus in Canada now stands at 165.
Dr. Joel Kettner says it's too early to draw conclusions but, with each passing day, it's looking more as if this novel strain is not as severe as some had feared.
He says...
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From Egypt's order that all 300,000 pigs in the country be slaughtered to travel bans and putting the kibosh on kissing, the world is taking drastic - and some say debatable - measures to combat swine flu.
Egypt ordered the pig slaughter even though there hasn't been a single case of swine flu there and no evidence that pigs have spread the disease. Britain, with only five cases, is trying to buy 32 million masks. And in the United States, President Barack Obama said more of the...
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What is swine influenza?
Swine influenza, or "swine flu", is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease of pigs, caused by one of several swine influenza A viruses. Morbidity tends to be high and mortality low (1-4%). The virus is spread among pigs by aerosols and direct and indirect contact, and asymptomatic carrier pigs exist. Outbreaks in pigs occur year round, with an increased incidence in the fall and winter in temperate...
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Researchers have identified a new strain of swine influenza—H2N3—which belongs to the group of H2 influenza viruses that last infected humans during the 1957 pandemic. This new strain has a molecular twist: It is composed of avian and swine influenza genes. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) veterinarians Juergen Richt, Amy Vincent, Kelly Lager and Phillip Gauger conducted this research with Iowa State University (ISU) visiting scientist Wenjun Ma, ISU veterinarian Bruce Janke and...
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The Pork Checkoff has recommended that all swine farm workers get a flu shot in anticipation of the flu season, which runs from October to May.
Dr. Liz Wagstrom, assistant vice president of science and technology for the Pork Checkoff, said, “Producers and swine farm workers can reduce the risk of bringing the flu to the farm and infecting the pigs they care for by getting a flu shot.”
Influenza viruses can be classified as type A, B and C. Type A influenza can be passed between people...
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Sichuan province in southwestern China has launched a campaign to educate poor, illiterate farmers not to slaughter sick pigs or eat their meat after an outbreak of swine flu hit about 100 villages and killed at least 32 people.
Sichuan, the country's top pork-producing province, has been forced to suspend all exports of chilled and frozen pork from Ziyang city and surrounding Neijiang prefecture to Hong Kong, where there have been 10 infections since 2004.
More than 2 million notices...
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives confirmed today that no cases of avian flu had been found among Thai pigs, pointing to strict measures to ensure that the virus did not spread from poultry to other animals.
Speaking in response to the discovery of the H5N1 virus among pigs in Indonesia. Dr. Charal Trinvuthipong, Vice Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives, stressed that Thailand had been carefully monitoring for signs of the disease in pigs, but had not found any instances of...
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The pork industry has stepped up its efforts to help keep Australia free from imported diseases.
Pig industry concerns focus especially on Swine Fever, PRRS, PMWS, foot-and-mouth disease, BSE and Avian influenza.
The pork industry comments about biosecutiry come just as Australia received a wake-up call, when New Zealand was rocked by a foot and mouth outbreak scare last week.
In a series of initiatives, producers are being provided with the skills and resources to minimise the risk...
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Bird flu has infected pigs in Indonesia, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday, raising fears of a wider outbreak in the world's fourth-most populous country and Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
The ministry conducted tests on pigs after local scientists reported that pigs in several farms on the main island of Java were infected.
"We will continue to take some measures to prevent the avian influenza virus from spreading," said Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono.
"As soon as...
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a public consultation exercise on the annual review of its contingency plan for tackling an outbreak of exotic animal disease.
The contingency plan comprises a core generic section with specific annexes relating to each of the diseases covered: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), Avian Influenza (AI), Newcastle Disease (ND), and Classical Swine Fever (CSF).
A spokesman said that the contingency plan reflected DEFRA's commitment to...
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Instructions for the report of suspected animals with Foreign Animal Diseases (FADs) such as avian influenza, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and foot-and-mouth disease and other reportable conditions are now available to public health veterinarians (PHVs) from USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service.
FSIS Directive 6000.1 outlines the responsibilities of PHVs associated with identifying and reporting suspected incidences of FADs.
Also included is a "Signs of FADs" list that...
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A former executive of a chemical firm and two others who produced unauthorized drugs to treat pigs produced for food have been arrested on suspicion of violating the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, police said.
The arrests come in the wake of an incident in which unauthorized chemicals were allegedly given to pigs. The three have generally admitted to the allegations against them.
Arrested were Seiji Shimada, 51, a former executive of the Donan Yakuhin medical company and former head of the...
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Scientists are now learning more about how animals can be hosts for flu viruses. Birds are believed to be a global reservoir of influenza virus genes that make their way to humans.
Since pigs can be infected with both avian and human strains, they may also be a "mixing vessel" in the transmission process.
When bird influenza viruses infect pigs that already contain a swine or human influenza virus, gene segments from each virus can mix and a new influenza subtype virus can emerge....
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Research has proven it and experts have warned swine influenza virus (SIV) is a costly, year-round disease in US swine herds.
True, incidence may spike in fall and spring, but the virus still circulates and infects sows and pigs in summer. Backing off vaccination could actually cost producers more money in the long run.
In a recent study, the age of pigs infected with SIV cases submitted to the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Ames, were evaluated for the months...
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I heard on TV that pigs could be exposed to this desease. How comes? What is the infection via from poultry to swine? Could it be possible from feeding raw infected chicken to pigs? If anyone out there has a recent new on this matter, please share it. Thank you. Claudio Pérez from Argentina ...
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