After several years without an
outbreak, the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) has been found in Alberta,
Canada. The virus was found on a 400-head farrow-to-finish
operation. Alberta Pork says while both the barn and animals have been contained,
pork producers need to heighten their biosecurity practices.
PEDv was first found in Ontario,
Canada in 2014, but there have been cases in Quebec, Prince Edward Island, and
Manitoba.
PEDv is not transmissible to humans
or other animals and is not a food safety risk.
Continue reading PEDv found in Alberta hog herd at Brownfield Ag News.
