The Swine Health Information Center’s (SHIC) February Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report is available.
This month’s Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report, marking five years of the program, brings information about the PRSSV Lineage 1C variant RFLP 1-4-4, predominantly detected in Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota in January. RT-PCR detection for PEDV and Delta coronavirus increased in all age categories, mainly in grow-finish sites. However, there was a slight decrease in PEDV detection in the last weeks of January. Also, PEDV, PDCoV, and PCV2 had spikes in the number of confirmed tissue diagnosis cases during January 2023. Regarding Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, 2022 had the lowest percentage of positive PCR detection from sow farms since 2011, increasing the perspective for lower detection of this pathogen in 2023.
In the podcast, the SDRS hosts talk with Dr. Jordan Gebhardt, assistant professor at Kansas State University, about the dissemination of swine pathogens through animal feed manufacturing facilities, feed mitigation and biosecurity strategies, and Swine Health Improvement Plan (US SHIP) initiatives on feed biosecurity.
View the full report dashboards and listen to podcasts in the online portal. No login required.
SHIC, launched in 2015 with Pork Checkoff funding, continues to focus efforts on prevention, preparedness, and response to novel and emerging swine disease for the benefit of US swine health. As a conduit of information and research, SHIC encourages sharing of its publications and research. Forward, reprint, and quote SHIC material freely. SHIC is funded by America’s pork producers to fulfill its mission to protect and enhance the health of the US swine herd. For more information, visit http://www.swinehealth.org or contact Dr. Sundberg at psundberg@swinehealth.org.