# Warning system of global health threats to swine industry imperative

> Researchers from the University of Minnesota and the Swine Health Information Center describe a project to share early warning information on international animal health hazards with US government and industry. The article argues that global trade increases the risk of introducing pathogens into the US, which is currently free of several such diseases.

- Date: 2018-05-08 · published 2018-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64896-warning-system-of-global-health-threats-to-swine-industry-imperative
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The piece is a policy-oriented commentary on biosecurity surveillance with no new outbreak, so it has negligible direct effect on feed or livestock prices.

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## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/hog-health/warning-system-of-global-health-threats-to-u-s-swine-industry-imperative

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