SHIC Provides Perspective on Strep Zoo

Swine Health Information Center Executive Director Dr. Paul Sundberg was interviewed by the Reading (Pennsylvania) Eagle regarding Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus. The disease has been diagnosed in Pennsylvania where state animal health officials have announced new regulations to hopefully prevent its spread. Read the article, originally published on December 30, 2019, here.

January 2, 2020

SHIC Provides Perspective on Strep Zoo

Swine Health Information Center Executive Director Dr. Paul Sundberg was interviewed by the Reading (Pennsylvania) Eagle regarding Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus. The disease has been diagnosed […]
December 6, 2019

Diagnosing Viral Myelitis Cases in Pigs – Priority and Practice

Webinar sponsored by SHIC and AASV provides resources For immediate release: December 6, 2019 Ames, Iowa — On December 4, the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) […]
August 16, 2019

Special Announcement: Second Case of ASF in China

Swine Disease Global Surveillance Report Thursday, August 16, 2018 There is now a second case of African swine fever (ASF) in China. It was found in […]
August 8, 2019

Jeremy Pittman, DVM, Joins SHIC Board of Directors

For Immediate Release: August 8, 2019 Ames, Iowa – Jeremy Pittman, DVM, has joined the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) Board of Directors. Dr. Pittman is […]
July 28, 2019

Strep Diagnosis in Swine Assembly Yards Spurs Response

The Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Lab (ISU VDL) has confirmed Streptococcus equi ssp zooepidemicus in two recent, potentially related cases of sows for slaughter and […]