BioSec Bob here on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — let’s get right into it.
County health officials in San Diego have linked a Salmonella outbreak in Ramona directly to a poultry farm in the area, according to Fox 5 San Diego. The outbreak has affected multiple people in the community, and investigators determined the exposure source through epidemiological tracing tied specifically to the operation. The farm is now the focus of ongoing health department scrutiny as officials work to prevent additional cases.
Over in Michigan, health departments have confirmed that an Ionia County resident contracted swine flu — and they’ve traced the infection back to exposure at a county fair. According to reporting from Newsradio WOOD, the individual acquired the H3N2 virus at the fair, marking a documented case of animal-to-human transmission in that setting. Wilx is reporting additional details on what producers and fair attendees should know about the virus, including transmission routes and symptom recognition. The case underscores the role that agricultural exhibitions can play in disease spread between species.
Now to Oklahoma, where Justin Talley with Oklahoma State University has been discussing the broader threat of African Swine Fever and how prepared the pork industry actually is. Per Oklahoma Farm Report, Talley’s assessment covers the biosecurity gaps that could allow ASF to establish itself in U.S. swine herds if the virus ever crosses the border. His analysis focuses on real vulnerabilities in current protocols and what producers need to understand about the disease’s potential impact if it arrives.
On the nutrition front this morning, a new optimization tool is now available to help pig producers fine-tune feed formulations and improve profit margins. Food and Agri Business World reports the tool allows producers to analyze nutritional strategies in real time, giving them data to make better feeding decisions at scale. It’s designed for operations looking to tighten margins without sacrificing herd performance.
And Farms.com is running a series on critical biosecurity risks in swine production, examining the weak points in farm security protocols that could invite disease. The series digs into practical vulnerabilities — everything from visitor management to equipment sanitation to feed delivery procedures — that producers should be actively reviewing right now.
Stay vigilant on those fair exposures — the swine flu case in Ionia shows the risk is real.