Brazil records case of classical swine fever

Brazil notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) about a case of classical swine fever in the country, which had not occurred since November 2019. The disease was diagnosed on September 14 in an animal from a "backyard" production In Ceara. The examination was carried out by the Federal Agricultural Defense Laboratory of Minas Gerais. In the statement to the OIE, the Brazilian government emphasized that Ceará is not part of the classical swine fever free zone in Brazil and that there are restrictions on the movement of animals and products between the State and areas considered free of the disease. “Investigations are still ongoing to identify the origin and epidemiological links. The eradication measures will be implemented with the slaughter of animals existing on the property and contacts within the same epidemiological unit”, the government told the OIE. Classical swine fever is different from the African variant, a disease that resurfaced in the Americas in the ...