Resolution No. 747 of 2020 of Georgian Government on Technical Regulation – Manual of Diagnostic Procedures for Swine Vesicular Disease

This Resolution approves the technical regulation – Manual of diagnostic procedures for swine vesicular disease. It consists of nine chapters: General provisions and definitions (I); Checks on pigs showing clinical signs of swine vesicular disease (II); General procedures for taking a sample and transportation (III); Sampling procedures in a holding with clinical suspect pigs (IV); Sampling procedures for swine vesicular disease serosurveillance (V); Further actions and re-sampling procedures in case of finding of seropositive pigs (VI); Principles and applications of virological tests and evaluation of their results (VII); Principles and applications of serological tests and evaluation of their results (VIII); Clinical signs and features of swine vesicular disease (IX). The Resolution also includes Annex No. 1 - Swine vesicular disease reference sera. This Manual provides for guidelines and minimum requirements on diagnostic procedures, sampling methods and criteria for the evaluation of the results of laboratory tests for a proper diagnosis of swine vesicular disease. However, particular emphasis is also on the differential diagnosis with foot-and-mouth disease.