Brussels, 05/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - In the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on Wednesday 4 November, EU member states approved a guidance document on control and surveillance measures to protect pigs against the H1N1 pandemic influenza virus. The aim is to prepare farmers and veterinary and health authorities for an outbreak and to lessen the risk of unfounded public panic.
Veterinary services should focus efforts on timely detection of the H1N1 virus by means of...