Abstract: A One Health perspective on the use of genotypic methods for antimicrobial resistance prediction
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AASV Foundation Funded PRRSV-2 Research: Final Report Available
In 2023, University of Minnesota researcher Dr. Kimberly VanderWaal and coinvestigators were awarded $29,997 by the AASV Foundation to fund the proposal, “Fine-scale classification of PRRSV-2: Moving past RFLPs to improve sequence interpretation for disease control and management.” The project is complete and the final report is available.
Position Announcement: Senior Swine Veterinarian – North America
GENICS, an Australian based global leader in next-generation early pathogen detection and food security technologies, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Swine Veterinarian to join our rapidly growing team of experts.
Wellness Wednesday
#Wellness Wednesday – Financial Wellbeing Tip: Provide support for establishing and navigating retirement plans for your employees.
SHIC/AASV Webinar Will Address HPAI in Livestock and Risk to Swine
For the first time in the US, highly pathogenic avian influenza has been identified in domestic livestock including goats and dairy cattle. To understand the threat HPAI poses to domestic livestock species, and to inform producers on actions that can be taken to reduce the risk of infection on-farm, the Swine Health Information Center in collaboration with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians will host a webinar on influenza A viruses on Friday, April 19, 2024, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm CST.
SHIC-funded Vehicle Movement Study Provides Insight into Risks for Swine Disease Spread
A project funded by the Swine Health Information Center focusing on the role of vehicle movement in swine disease dissemination has recently been published in the Journal of Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Principal investigators Drs. Gustavo Machado and Jason Galvis, North Carolina State University, studied a novel method to analyze the role of vehicle movement in swine disease spread by accounting for the variability around pathogen stability and vehicle cleaning effectiveness. Specifically, the study investigated the moving vehicle’s role in disease spread from farm to farm by considering 1) the factors that may affect the pathogen stability on the contaminated vehicle and 2) the efficacy of the procedure to clean and disinfect the contaminated vehicle.
SHIC Global Disease Monitoring Report Renewed by Board
Since December 2017, more than 80 Global Swine Disease Monitoring Reports have been developed by a team at the University of Minnesota, now led by Dr. Maria Sol Perez Aguirreburualde. Funded by the Swine Health Information Center as part of its mission to identify emerging disease threats, the monthly reports are published in the SHIC newsletter and serve as a frequently accessed resource for the swine industry on the SHIC website. Reports are built with near real-time global surveillance of swine diseases for their content and rely on a network of global collaborators to expand and verify regional information. With renewal, the GSDMR will continue and expand in 2024 with a new online dashboard to display the global distribution of priority swine diseases in near real-time.
April Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report Now Available
The Swine Health Information Center’s (SHIC) April Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report is available.
AVMA State Legislative Update
Throughout the year, as a service to assist associations in tracking current and emerging policy trends important to veterinary medicine, the AVMA Division of State Advocacy sent over 800 legislative and regulatory alerts in 2023 to state and allied veterinary medical associations. This report catalogs those bills and their end of 2023 status.
New USDA HPAI Detections in Livestock Landing Page
APHIS has created a landing page with recent announcements pertaining to HPAI detections in livestock, as well as biosecurity information and other resources. Going forward, APHIS will post confirmed detections of HPAI in livestock on that landing page by 4:00 p.m. ET each day.