Our sixth presentation is by Dr. Matheus Costa, our newest colleague in the swine group, about his work on colitis and antimicrobial resistance when he was working at the University of Saskatchewan.
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SDEC investigates the control and elimination of swine diseases
The SDEC is the Swine Disease Eradication Center, a faculty-driven initiative created in 2001 to investigate the control and eventual elimination of diseases that affect swine productivity or that constitute potential risks for humans consuming pork products.
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Dr. Montse Torremorell, SDEC chair
SHIC and the UMN Help Uncover Risk for ASF Introduction into the US via Air Passengers’ Luggage
In 2018, African swine fever (ASF) spread into Western Europe, and, for the first time, into China and Southeast Asia. Such dramatic change in the global epidemiological conditions of ASF has resulted in concerns the disease may continue to spread into disease-free regions, such as the US. An analysis funded by the Swine Health Information Center and National Pork Board estimated the risk for introduction of ASF virus into the US through smuggling of pork in air passengers’ luggage. The analysis was conducted by the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota (OIE collaborating center on capacity building) and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (OIE reference laboratory for ASF).
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