Other Animal Disease -- Brazil
The Iowa-based Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) announced last week an outbreak of Seneca Valley [virus] A (SVA) in Brazil. The disease has been found in pigs of all ages, but initial cases were located in finishing pigs, said the SHIC.
A previous outbreak of the disease in Brazil in the autumn and winter of 2014-15 preceded an occurrence of the disease in the US in 2015, the center said.
The center is working to understand the risk presented from the outbreak in Brazil, said Paul
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6260619&promed&0
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