Occurrence: Worldwide

Age affected: All ages (especially growers / finishers), human risk

Effects: Death, fever, diarrhoea, nervous signs.

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Detailed causes

Salmonellosis is caused by serovars of Salmonella enterica, a bacterium which grows readily in culture. Antigenic factors present on their cell wa...

According to the Zoonosis Act of 2003 all EU members are obliged to establish objectives for reducing Salmonella in breeder and finisher herds in 2007. EU-approved national plans for surveillance and control of Salmonella in pigs must be implemented in 2009. While Sweden, Finland and Denmark have already met the requirements, other EU countries are still working on the issue. Some of the Danish experiences of intensive surveillance of Salmonella over the past ten years are described here.

Salmonella on US pig farms has been reduced dramatically, owing to research efforts.

The new EU Salmonella control regulations (EC No 2160/2003) for monitoring finishers will end in October this year and EU industry targets will be set in November – will this affect you?