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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Disinformation hampers ASF vaccination rollout for small swine farmers in the Philippines
Efforts to control the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the Philippines are being slowed by widespread disinformation, discouraging small backyard swine raisers from participating in the government's vaccination programme, Philippine ...
Monday, October 21, 2024
Researchers in US get three-year USDA grant to create rapid, low cost biosensors to detect ASF
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the United States have received a three-year grant of US$650,000 from the US Department of Agriculture to develop sensitive, rapid, low-cost, and portable point-of-use biosensors ...
Friday, October 18, 2024
Nigeria calls for enhanced ASF surveillance
Nigeria's federal government has announced a call for increased surveillance for African swine fever (ASF) following reports of the disease in the neighbouring Benin Republic, The Nation reported.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Philippines' ASF vaccine rollout to expand beyond Batangas province
The rollout of the African swine fever (ASF) vaccine in the Philippines is expected to extend to areas outside Batangas province, according to a senior agriculture official, ABS-CBN News reported.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
South Korea reports ninth ASF case in 2024, over 3,500 swine to be culled
South Korea has confirmed its ninth case of African swine fever (ASF) this year, officials announced, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Monday, October 14, 2024
ASF-related swine deaths in Mizoram, India, close to 14,000 following latest cases
Swine deaths in Mizoram, India, caused by African swine fever (ASF) has reached 13,874 on October 13, with six pigs reported dead and 21 culled.
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Philippines' Department of Agriculture urged to focus on budget allocation for ASF
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Philippines should prioritise addressing African swine fever (ASF) in its 2025 budget, Philippines' Senator Nancy Binay said, Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.
Friday, October 11, 2024
ASF-related restrictions on pork imports from Europe come into effect in UK's Isle of Man
Restrictions on importing pork from Europe to the Isle of Man, a British Crown Dependency of the United Kingdom, came into effect in a bid to minimise the risk posed by African swine fever (ASF).
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Philippines accelerates swine vaccination to combat ASF spread
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) is ramping up efforts to accelerate the vaccination of swine against African swine fever (ASF) following promising results from initial tests, Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Philippines' pork consumption picks up as ASF concerns abate
Pork consumption in the Philippines has improved as consumers' fear of African swine fever (ASF) diminishes, the country's Department of Agriculture reported.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
La Union, Philippines declares 53 villages as red zones amid ASF outbreak
Fifty-three villages across eight localities in La Union, Philippines, have been classified as red zones due to the presence of African swine fever (ASF), the country's Department of Agriculture (DA) official confirmed, Philippine News Agen ...
Monday, October 7, 2024
Philippines reports higher antibody development in ASF vaccinated swine
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) has found significant antibody development against African swine fever (ASF) in hogs vaccinated on two farms in Lobo, Batangas, Philippines, Philippine News Agency reported.
Monday, October 7, 2024
Philippine hog producers seek for emergency use authorisation of ASF vaccine
Hog farmers and swine industry groups in the Philippines asked the country's agriculture secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. to push for an emergency use authorization (EUA) of a Vietnamese African swine fever (ASF) vaccine.
Monday, October 7, 2024
Philippines lawmaker supports proposal to supply free ASF vaccine shots to backyard hog farmers
A lawmaker in the Philippines last week backed a proposal from the Philippines' hog industry to provide free African swine fever (ASF) vaccine shots to the hogs of backyard growers.
Friday, October 4, 2024
ASF threatens Italy's pork industry amid rising outbreaks
African swine fever (ASF) is spreading across northern Italy, threatening the country's pork industry, Newsweek reported.

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