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Diarrhoea (scours) - neonatal

Occurrence: Worldwide

Age affected: Newborn, human risk

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Effects: Watery diarrhoea within 48 hours of birth, stunting, death.

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The gut of the newborn pig is sterile but is rapidly colonised by bacteria. ...

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First commercial C. perfringens type A vaccine

Swine veterinarians created a new vaccine to help to battle diarrhoea associated with Clostridium perfringens, type A. The vaccine is available under a USDA conditional license for use in pigs.

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Philippines intensify pig disease battle

The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified its preventive measures to control the spread of pig diseases, after experts said the porcine diarrhoea syndrome in some pig farms had killed piglets.

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PED is said to have killed 60,000 piglets in Philippines

The Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) syndrome has already killed 60,000 piglets in the agro-industrial Philippine province of Batangas, since it struck pig farms last June.

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Diarrhoea (scours) - neonatal

Diarrhoea (scours) - neonatal

First commercial C. perfringens type A vaccine

First commercial C. perfringens type A vaccine

Philippines intensify pig disease battle

Philippines intensify pig disease battle

PED is said to have killed 60,000 piglets in Philippines

PED is said to have killed 60,000 piglets in Philippines

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