Issues that can affect the FOOD chain and lead to Food Insecurity

Right now, with the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the world, malnutition and starvation are going to become the next big issues facing the world. While COVID is playing a big part, politics and natural disaster are going to push it to the extreme.

Food Insecurity and Covid-19 Impact

World food security at risk as exporters curb sales, importers buy more – Reuters – posted 03/26/20

Countries starting to hoard food, threatening global trade | The Spokesman-Review – posted 03/26/20

Coronavirus could double number of people going hungry | World news | The Guardian – posted 04/12/20

Millions face hunger as African cities impose coronavirus lockdowns – The East African  – posted 04/16/20

Volunteers carry sacks filled with food to distribute to vulnerable residents, during a lockdown by the authorities in efforts to limit the spread of coronavirus Covid-19, in Lagos, Nigeria on April 9, 2020. PHOTO | REUTERS | AFP 

U.N. warns economic downturn could kill hundreds of thousands of children in 2020 – Reuters – posted 04/16/20

Need for food skyrocketing among poor and unemployed | Coronavirus | capjournal.com – posted 04/16/20

At least 300,000 Africans expected to die in pandemic: U.N. agency – Reuters – posted 04/17/20

Coronavirus threatens to trigger new round of global food crisis: China official – Reuters – posted 04/21/20

Global hunger could double due to COVID-19 blow: UN – Reuters – posted 04/21/20

How Africa risks reeling from a health crisis to a food crisis – The East African – posted 04/24/20

Africa faces ‘hunger pandemic’ as coronavirus fuels poverty – Thomas Reuter Foundation – posted 04/27/20

Locusts, Covid-19, bad weather: The anatomy of a food crisis – The East African – posted 05/25/2

A resident of Nyando, Kisumu County, western Kenya carries her goats to safety when the area was flooded in April. PHOTO | ONDARI OGEGA 

UN warns ‘food systems are failing’ amid coronavirus pandemic | Fox News – posted 06/10/20

Global hunger increasing even before pandemic, UN warns, putting Zero Hunger 2030 target in doubt | The Independent – posted 07/13/20

UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally | | UN News – posted 07/13/20

Learning Curve: Food Insecurity Numbers Soar In Sacramento County – CBS Sacramento – posted 07/28/20

 

 

POTENTIALLY NEW OR EXISTING FOOD ISSUES

African Swine Fever

Experts predict swine fever could wipe out quarter of global pig herd | The Pig Site – posted 01/06/20

https://thepigsite.com/news/2019/11/experts-predict-swine-fever-could-wipe-out-quarter-of-global-pig-herd

‘We’re very, very worried’: Canada’s ‘unprecedented’ campaign to keep out African Swine Fever, from sniffer dogs to sausage bans | National Post – posted 01/20/20

https://nationalpost.com/news/were-very-very-worried-canadas-campaign-to-keep-out-african-swine-fever-from-sniffer-dogs-to-sausage-bans

African swine fever one step closer to German pig herds | The Pig Site – posted 01/20/20

https://thepigsite.com/news/2020/01/african-swine-fever-one-step-closer-to-german-pig-herds

New Research Shows AFS Can Survive Double The Time Originally Thought – Swineweb.com – Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info – posted 02/12/20

t/http://www.swineweb.com/new-research-shows-afs-can-survive-double-the-time-originally-though

South Korea reports rise in wild boar infected with African swine fever | The Pig Site – posted 02/15/20

https://thepigsite.com/news/2020/02/south-korea-reports-rise-in-wild-boar-infected-with-african-swine-fever

New outbreak of African swine fever kills 3,000 pigs in Indonesia | The Pig Site – posted 03/02/20

https://thepigsite.com/news/2020/02/new-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever-kills-3-000-pigs-in-indonesia

Vietnam attempts to cut pork prices to curb inflation caused by swine fever | The Pig Site – posted 03/22/20

https://thepigsite.com/news/2020/03/vietnam-attempts-to-cut-pork-prices-to-curb-inflation-caused-by-swine-fever

African swine fever hits domestic pigs in Western Poland for the first time | The Pig Site – posted 03/30/20

https://thepigsite.com/news/2020/03/african-swine-fever-hits-domestic-pigs-in-western-poland-for-the-first-time

Philippines continues to see new outbreaks of African swine fever | The Pig Site – posted 04/03/20

https://thepigsite.com/news/2020/03/philippines-continues-to-see-new-outbreaks-of-african-swine-fever

China reports new cases of African swine fever in illegally transported piglets | The Pig Site – posted 04/04/20

https://thepigsite.com/news/2020/03/china-reports-new-cases-of-african-swine-fever-in-illegally-transported-piglets

African swine fever confirmed in Papua New Guinea | The Pig Site – posted 04/06/20

https://thepigsite.com/news/2020/04/african-swine-fever-confirmed-in-papua-new-guinea

China’s pork imports triple in March while new swine fever cases continue to emerge | The Pig Site – posted 04/19/20

https://thepigsite.com/news/2020/04/chinas-pork-imports-triple-in-march-while-new-swine-fever-cases-continue-to-emerge

Germany invests in fencing along border with Poland to keep ASF at bay | The Pig Site – posted 07/16/20

https://thepigsite.com/news/2020/07/germany-invests-in-fencing-along-border-with-poland-to-keep-asf-at-bay

Global cooperation key to eradicating deadly pig virus: UN agency | | UN News – posted 07/23/20

https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1068711 

PANORAMA – OIE Bulletin – African Swine Fever – posted 07/24/20

https://oiebulletin.com/?page_id=150&utm_source=World+Organisation+for+Animal+Health+%E2%80%93+OIE+Bulletin&utm_campaign=cf1c48d60d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_01_15_12_58_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7694a173d1-cf1c48d60d-57181535

 

Avian Influenza

USDA APHIS | USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic H7N3 Avian Influenza in a Commercial Flock in Chesterfield County, South Carolina – posted 04/13/20

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/SA_By_Date/SA-2020/SA-04/hpai-sc

 

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) – Prion Disease

Minnesota finds localized CWD in wild deer; new Wisconsin county affected | CIDRAP – posted 02/11/20

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/01/minnesota-finds-localized-cwd-wild-deer-new-wisconsin-county-affected

Three Counties Have CWD Status Changed – posted 02/11/20

https://www.tn.gov/twra/news/2020/1/16/three-counties-have-cwd-status-changed.html

Tests show record number of Iowa deer testing positive for Chronic Wasting Disease – Radio Iowa – posted 02/12/20

https://www.radioiowa.com/2020/02/11/tests-show-record-number-of-iowa-deer-testing-positive-for-chronic-wasting-disease/

21 deer test positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Virginia | WSET – post 02/27/20

https://wset.com/news/local/21-deer-test-positive-for-chronic-wasting-disease-in-virginia

Disease-sniffing dogs among chronic wasting disease research funded by Pennsylvania – pennlive.com – posted 03/07/20

https://www.pennlive.com/life/2020/02/disease-sniffing-dogs-among-chronic-wasting-disease-research-funded-by-pennsylvania.html

Wild deer in Dakota County confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease – Twin Cities – posted 03/15/20

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/2020/03/13/wild-deer-dakota-county-confirmed-positive-chronic-wasting-disease

CWD spreading, sometimes long before discovery | American Veterinary Medical Association – posted 03/16/20

https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2020-04-01/cwd-spreading-sometimes-long-discovery\

Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s expanded testing to address Chronic Wasting Disease – Sterling Journal-Advocate – posted 05/22/20

Chronic wasting disease continues to expand westward threatening deer populations | CTV News – posted 06/01/20

More Wild Deer Test Positive For Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin | Wisconsin Public Radio – posted 06/08/20

Wisconsin: Two deer at Trempealeau County hunting ranch test positive for Chronic Wasting Disease – Outbreak News Today – posted 06/10/20

Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in cervid herd in Kansas – WIBW-13 – posted 07/23/20

https://www.wibw.com/2020/07/14/chronic-wasting-disease-confirmed-in-cervid-herd-in-kansas/

Changes being proposed to keep fatal wildlife disease out of Ontario – BayToday.ca – posted 08/05/20

https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/changes-being-proposed-to-keep-fatal-wildlife-disease-out-of-ontario-2566244

 

Decapod iridescent virus 1 – shrimp

China’s shrimp farmers ‘terrified’ as deadly virus threatens to destroy lucrative seafood industry | South China Morning Post – posted 04/13/20

A quarter of the shrimp farms in Guangdong province have been infected with a deadly new disease Div1, local farmers say. Photo: Xinhua

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3079484/chinas-shrimp-farmers-terrified-deadly-virus-threatens

Description of a Natural Infection with Decapod Iridescent Virus 1 in Farmed Giant Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii – Posted 04/17/20

Liang Qiu 1,y , Xing Chen 1,2,y, Ruo-Heng Zhao 1,3, Chen Li 1, Wen Gao 1,2, Qing-Li Zhang 1,2
and Jie Huang 1,2,3

Viruses 2019, 11, 354; doi:10.3390/v11040354       http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vir

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A80051ad2-52a2-4122-959e-067f84eea2f5

Decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1) infection, Chinese Taipei [Taiwan] – ProMed Post – posted 07/09/20

https://promedmail.org/promed-post/?id=20200710.7561558

 

Epizoodic Hemorrhagic Disease

Hemorrhagic fever confirmed in Harrison County, WV, deer | WV News | wvnews.com

https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/hemorrhagic-fever-confirmed-in-harrison-county-wv-deer/article_83e9f822-a964-5749-b6cc-cbfb878587ea.html

Insect-borne disease kills wild deer in SE Minnesota – Twin Cities

https://www.twincities.com/2019/09/23/insect-borne-disease-kills-wild-deer-in-se-minnesota/?utm_content=fb-PioneerPress&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com

State wildlife officials warn of disease outbreak in Tennessee deer population; some deaths reported | Times Free Press

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2019/sep/24/disease-outbreak-tennessee-deer/504342/

Over 100 Crawford County deer suspected dead from EHD | Courier Press. This sickly deer eventually died—one of the first confirmed cases of EHD in Crawford County, according to hunter Troy Martin, who sent in the picture from Wauzeka Township.

http://guttenbergpress.com/articles/2019/09/30/over-100-crawford-county-deer-suspected-dead-ehd

Virginia Officials Say Deer Deaths Caused By Viral Outbreak – CBS Baltimore

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/10/04/virginia-officials-say-deer-deaths-caused-by-viral-outbreak/

Iowa DNR Says Hundreds of Deer Dead Due to Virus | whotv.com

https://whotv.com/2019/10/03/iowa-dnr-says-hundreds-of-deer-dead-due-to-virus/

2,000 White Tail Deer Die From Virus | News Radio 1190 KEX – posted 01/20/20

https://1190kex.iheart.com/content/2020-01-14-2000-white-tail-deer-die-from-virus/

Newcastle Disease

Chicken-killing Newcastle disease spurs strict guidelines for public employees – Press Enterprise

https://www.pe.com/2019/05/13/chicken-killing-newcastle-disease-spurs-strict-guidelines-for-public-employees/

Chicken slaughter due to Newcastle spread tops more than 1.1 million in Inland Empire – Press Enterprise

https://www.pe.com/2019/05/29/chicken-slaughter-due-to-newcastle-spread-tops-more-than-1-1-million-in-inland-empire/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=fb-ThePressEnterprise

New wave of chicken-killing Newcastle disease hits Southern California – Press Enterprise – posted 01/06/20

https://www.pe.com/2019/12/31/new-wave-of-chicken-killing-newcastle-disease-hits-southern-california/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=fb-ThePressEnterprise

USDA APHIS | Virulent Newcastle Disease (vND) – posted 01/20/20

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/virulent-newcastle/vnd

Newcastle reemerges, spreads in California | American Veterinary Medical Association – posted 02/11/20

https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2020-02-15/newcastle-reemerges-spreads-california