U. S. Hog Cholera Continues Down
Only four hog cholera-infected
swine herds were found in June
—the fewest for any month since
the National Hog Cholera Eradi
cation Program began in 1962
the U S Department of Agri
culture reported recently.
The previous monthly low, ac
cording to officials of USDA’s
Agricultural Research Service,
was in February 1971 when 10
herds were found to have hog
cholera.
June’s low infection is more
impressive when compared with
previous years. In June, 1970,
89 infected herds were recorded
and in June 1969, there were 212
infected herds June is usually a
h'jgh-incidence month for hog
cholera.
Hog cholera was down 66 per
cent in Fiscal Year (FY) 1971
(which ended June 30,1971) com
pared with fiscal year 1970
dropping from 1,231 to 418 in
fected herds reported Fiscal
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year 1971 is the lowest fiscal
year on record for hog cholera.
The 5-month period from Jan
uary through June 1971 showed
an even greater reduction in in
cidence—72 per cent—with only
100 infected herds reported,
compared with 361 for the same
period in 1970.
ARS officials are concerned
about the recent report of Afri
can swine fever in Cuba, since
the two diseases have nearly
identical signs Farmers, espe
cially in Florida and other South
east States, have been asked to
report any hog cholera-like
symptoms in their swine herds
without delay.
Specimens submitted to ARS’
National Animal Disease Labora
tory at Ames, lowa, for hog
cholera diagnostic tests are rou
tinely checked for African swine
fever
To help assure that the United
States is “hog cholera free” by
December 1972, ARS officials
urge farmers to continue report
ing any suspicions of infection in
their herds Hog cholera has
been a cyclic plague in this coun
try since the mid-1800’s.
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Pennsylvania was recently con
solidated under two district
offices with six field offices and
13 “satellite” locations, accord
ing to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
The USDA’s Northeast Region
al Food and Nutrition Service
Offices in New York City an
nounced that under the reorgan
ization it will close its existing
field offices in Bethlehem,
Coudersport, New Castle and
Norristown and expects to con
vert its offices in Clearfield,
Uniontown and Williamsport into
“satellites ”
The action is a result of a
national USDA reorganization of
its food stamp field structure,
and is designed to bring about a
more economical and efficient
operation of the food assistance
program.
One of the district offices will
be located in Philadelphia, with
field offices in Altoona, Harris-
burg, Philadelphia and Wilkes-
Barre It will have field repre
sentatives assigned to “satel
lite” locations within a 49-county
area in eastern and central Penn
sylvania
Joseph P Mauer has been ap
pointed the District Manager for
this office He brings to his new
position many years experience
with the Food Stamp Program.
Prior to his appointment he had
been the Officer-in-Charge of the
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