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.