EAPHM Newsletter

The EAPHM Board, after careful consultation with the EAPHM Bylaws, the statutory (legal-) requirements under the Belgium law and Covid-19 related restrictions, has decided to organize an internet based (virtual) EAPHM Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the year 2020. The meeting will take place on Thursday 25th of June 2020, and starts at 18.00 hours.

Sars-2 (Covid-19) Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals to SARS–coronavirus 2. This article describes that SARS-CoV-2 replicates poorly in dogs, pigs, chickens, and ducks, but ferrets and cats are permissive to infection. The authors found experimentally that cats are susceptible to airborne infection. This study provides important insights into the animal models...

SARS-CoV-2 is a new virus responsible for an outbreak of respiratory illness known as COVID-19, which has spread to several countries around the world. As a leading research publisher, Springer Nature is committed to supporting the global response to emerging outbreaks by enabling fast and direct access to the latest available research, evidence, and data.

Progress Toward Development of Effective and Safe African Swine Fever Virus Vaccines! This review paper summarizes the key studies that have evaluated three major approaches for development of African Swine Fever virus vaccines.

Read more on the characteristics of African swine fever virus and difficulties in vaccine development.