Ontario has its first case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in 2026.
A finisher barn in Perth County is dealing with the disease as of Jan. 2, Swine Health Ontario says.
In total, Ontario has 23 active instances of PED dating back to January 2025.
Seven are in Perth County, followed by six in Huron. Oxford and Middlesex have three each. Wellington County has two, and Lambton and Waterloo each have one instance.
In all of 2025, Ontario’s pork industry experienced 56 reported cases of PED on farms, Swine Health Ontario data shows.