Following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ recent announcement of emergency funding to combat avian flu and reduce egg prices, USDA is announcing the expansion of biosecurity assessments and audits available to commercial poultry producers. These programs are part of the proactive measures taken to improve biosecurity on individual premises and prevent introduction or spread of highly […]
Category Archives: Foreign Animal Disease
National Pork Board and SMEC to Host Tabletop Exercise on Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness and Response, April 23rd in Ames, IA – Please Register TODAY
The Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) is excited to be offering the National Pork Board’s Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Training Tabletop Exercise again this year in conjunction with our fourth-year swine veterinary student rotation, SMEC 7478C: Swine Emerging Diseases and Emergency Response Management. This tabletop exercise will be held on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025, […]
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Found in Hungary – First Occurrence in 50 Years
The World Animal Health Information System this morning announced the discovery of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in Hungary. From their report: From a PigWorld online report, a United Kingdom-based website and publication: The confirmation of FMD in cattle in Hungary comes less than two months after the virus was found in water buffalo in Germany (1/10/2025). Hungary does not […]
NEW Foreign Animal Disease Resources
The Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH) at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine is proud to offer several new foreign animal disease (FAD) resources on our website. These free materials are aimed at producers and include: We have also translated many of our signage and biosecurity documents into Spanish as part of this project. Access these materials […]
New FAO Guidelines Seek to Improve African Swine Fever Management Using GIS
Many countries around the world are currently facing ongoing outbreaks of African swine fever. This viral hemorrhagic disease has a mortality rate of nearly 100% among both domestic and wild pigs, and at the moment no effective vaccine or treatment. While ASF does not pose a threat to human health, it causes significant economic losses, […]
Protect Pigs? Snap a Pic for Your Chance to Win
Submit a photo that shows you and your swine following biosecurity best practices for a chance to be featured on [USDA’s] site and socials! Enter the “I Protect Pigs” photo contest to show how you keep your farm free of African swine fever. Submissions accepted until February 14 at midnight (EDT). These are all picture-perfect ways to safeguard your […]
For Comment: AVMA Depopulation Guidelines, Due Jan 30
Proposed updates to the AVMA Guidelines for the Depopulation of Animals are available for review and commenting by AVMA members. Comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on January 30, 2025. Draft AVMA Depopulation Guidelines (AVMA login required.) The AASV Pig Welfare Committee has reviewed the updates and drafted comments. These are available […]
For Comment: AVMA Depopulation Guidelines, Due Jan 30
Proposed updates to the AVMA Guidelines for the Depopulation of Animals are available for review and commenting by AVMA members. Comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on January 30, 2025. Draft AVMA Depopulation Guidelines (AVMA login required.) The AASV Pig Welfare Committee has reviewed the updates and is drafting comments. These will […]
SHIC Update on Recent Detection of FMDV Serotype O in Germany
SHIC actively monitors global swine diseases as part of its mission to enhance swine health through the identification and mitigation of emerging disease threats. On January 10, 2025, Germany confirmed its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) since 1988. The outbreak was detected in a herd of water buffalo in the Märkisch-Oderland district of […]
World Organisation for Animal Health Reports Recurrence of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Germany
The World Organisation for Animal Health’s World Animal Health Information System has reported (1/10/2025) that a case of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in Germany, the first in nearly 40 years. This is the first detection of FMD in Germany since January 31, 1988. See the WOAH posting here. According to a Reuters news report, FMD was […]