Eradication of hog cholera and African swine fever

	FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH PAPER 2 AGA-816 (1976)
	Eradication of hog cholera and African swine fever TABLE OF CONTENTS

report of the fao/eec expert consultation

held in hanover, federal republic of germany
8–10 september 1976

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I. INTRODUCTION

II. SUMMARIES OF RESEARCH WORK CARRIED OUT BY EEC PROJECTS

Session I - (A) Hog Cholera

- (B) African Swine Fever

III. SUMMARIES OF PAPERS PRESENTED IN EACH SESSION

Session II - Characteristics of HC viruses

- The behaviour of BVD virus in swine

- Persistent congenital infection

- Vector transmission and pathogenesis

Session III - Inactivation of HC virus, safety and potency of live virus vaccines

Session IV - Compulsory vaccination policy in Italy; emergency programmes in the U.S.A.; and epidemiological situation in EEC-member states

Session V - African Swine Fever

IV. SUMMARIES OF PANEL DISCUSSION

Session VI - (A) Hog Cholera:- The possibility of organizing systematic control and eradication of HC in Europe

- (B) African Swine Fever:- Epidemiology, diagnosis and control, and research needs

V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

APPENDIX I - List of Participants

APPENDIX II - List of Working Papers Presented

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