New World Screwworm: Fact Sheet & SHIC Article 6/10/2026 & USDA NWS Website
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Introducing important work examining the role of contaminated feed as a vector for transmission of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), a new study, funded by SHIC, the
ASF Diagnosed in Dominican Republic – First Discovery in Western Hemisphere since 1980s
SHIC Talk Episode Addresses Morbillivirus
SHIC-AASV Webinar Delves into PRRS 1-4-4 1C Entry Pathways
SHIC Fact Sheet Updates Provide Preparedness Resources for Emerging Disease
SHIC-Funded Research Identifies Potential Role of PPV2 in PRDC Development
SHIC Pursues Information on Novel Rotavirus to Determine Risk to US Swine Herd
August Disease Monitoring Reports
On July 28, 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic confirmed the presence of African swine fever (ASF) after learning the results of tests
Two more fact sheets have been updated in the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) Swine Disease Fact Sheet Library. As part of SHIC’s mission to protect
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) 1-4-4 1C appeared in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa in late 2020. Dramatic clinical signs on farms raised concern
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) Swine Disease Fact Sheet Library continues to be updated. This process, part of SHIC’s mission to protect the health of
Confirmation of African swine fever (ASF) on three farms in eastern Germany, where restriction zones already exist, was widely reported in industry press the week of
Another research project on African swine fever (ASF) in Vietnam, made possible by a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service grant obtained by the Swine Health Information Center
Porcine sapelovirus (PSV), an enteric picornavirus of swine, has been detected in healthy pigs as well as pigs with diarrhea, neurological, reproductive, and respiratory disease. An
Reports of a mystery swine disease in the Dominican Republic were noticed by the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC), with the help of the National Pork
SHIC Focus on Bio-exclusion Delivers Biosecurity Resources to Industry
SHIC Acts on Diagnosis of Novel Morbillivirus in Pigs
USDA Adds Blood Swabs and Spots as Official ASF Testing Tissues
SHIC Updates Nipah, Rubulavirus, and Kobuvirus Fact Sheets to Aid US Swine Industry
SHIC Board of Directors Extends SDRS Program and Takes Other Actions
July Disease Monitoring Reports
Discovered in 2001, porcine parvovirus 2 (PPV2) is prevalent in swine worldwide. A recently completed Swine Health Information Center (SHIC)-funded research project on PPV2 confirmed the