Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED)

The Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) can affect all pigs and is often fatal to newborn pigs under 7 to 10 days of age. However, it does not affect any other species, including humans, and is not a food safety issue. PEDv is primarily transmitted through feces. Clinical signs include excessive scouring, wasting, vomiting and newborn mortality. A high standard of biosecurity is the most effective method for preventing PEDv from arriving on your premises. Scroll down for more information.

Important links:

Biosecurity Infographic Poster - May 2020

Biosecurity Quick Fact Sheet

MNP's PEDv Financial Impact Analysis on Hutterite Colonies - June 2019

Manitoba Farm & Rural Stress Support Line

Lessons Learned 2017 Manitoba PED Outbreak - March 2018

Enseignements Éclosion de DEP au Manitoba en 2017 - mars 2018

Practicing Biosecurity When Delivering Swine - April 2018

CSHIN's review of the 2017 PED outbreak in Manitoba, Sept 1, 2017

PEDv Telephone Town Hall audio recordings:

May 16, 2019 - Alberta Pork PED Telephone Town Hall - audio version plus written summary

March 13, 2019 - Alberta Pork PED Telephone Town Hall - audio version plus written summary

Note: For PEDv Telephone Town Hall audio recordings prior to 2019, visit the PEDv Archives webpage.

Click here for Manitoba Pork's Biosecurity webpage, with general biosecurity information and resources.

This PEDv brochure provides some additional information about the disease: how to prevent it, how to identify it, and what to do if you detect it. Équipe québécoise de santé porcine (EQSP) compiled information about the effectiveness of various disinfectants on PEDv in this report.

The initial cases of PED that occurred in Canada (in Ontario) in 2014 were believed to be associated with porcine plasma products in feed. The National Pork Board (US) has put together a factsheet on the information we know to date about feed acting as a vector for PEDv.

Managing a PED Affected Farm

PEDv is a reportable disease in Manitoba. Producers that suspect a case of PED on their farm must immediately report it to their herd veterinarian.

If you suspect your herd has contracted PEDv or another highly virulent swine disease, immediately contact your herd veterinarian, halt all pig movements on/off your site, and delay all farm visits from service providers. Communication is critical in preventing the spread of virus to other pig sites. View the guide Managing a PED Affected Farm to find out what to do when your herd has initially been affected by PED.

Communication in a disease outbreak can drastically limit the spread of the disease to other farms and can also help affected producers get the support they need. Those producers wanting to participate in the Manitoba Coordinated Disease Response (MCDR) initiative, which currently covers PED and PRRS, can fill out the MCDR Agreement for their farm and call Jenelle Hamblin, Manager of Swine Health Programs, at 204-235-4442 for more information.

Registered MCDR participants can click here to log in.