Novel H1N1 Biosecurity Recommendations for Producers

Novel H1N1 virus can infect pigs

The novel 2009 H1N1 virus has now been identified in pig herds in Asia, Europe, North and South America and Australia. This includes positive confirmation in herds in the United States.

With this in mind, U.S. pork producers need to be more vigilant than ever to protect themselves, their workers and their pigs from further spread of this novel virus.

As a reminder to take appropriate biosecurity precautions related to novel H1N1, the National Pork Board is urging producers and veterinarians to:

• Step up on-farm biosecurity practices to prevent the H1N1 virus from entering their swine herd;

• Remain vigilant, carefully monitoring the health of their pigs and take steps to minimize its spread if it enters a production system.

Producers also are asked to follow the recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent further person-to-person spread of the virus http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1FLU/.


To download the entire novel H1N1 Biosecurity Recommendations for producers, click here:
http://www.pork.org/documents/News/Novel%20H1N1%20Biosecurity%20Recommendations%20for%20Producers%20v2.pdf