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PEDv found in Alberta hog herd

After several years without an outbreak, the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) has been found in Alberta, Canada.  The virus was found on a 400-head farrow-to-finish operation.  Alberta Pork says while both the barn and animals have been contained,  pork producers need to heighten their biosecurity practices. 

PEDv was first found in Ontario, Canada in 2014, but there have been cases in Quebec, Prince Edward Island, and Manitoba. 

PEDv is not transmissible to humans or other animals and is not a food safety risk.