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Thursday, August 6, 2020
Bulgaria reports African swine fever, 200 rare swine to be culled
Veterinary authorities in Bulgaria said they have detected African swine fever(ASF) in a farm located on the eastern part of the country, with close to 200 swine of a rare local breed to be culled, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
USDA identifies new method to detect African swine fever
Scientists from the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have discovered a new commercially available cell line to detect live African swine fever (ASF) virus, USDA reported.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
More than 24,000 swine killed by African swine fever in Indonesia this year
Local authorities in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Indonesia said more than 24,000 swine have died due to African swine fever (ASF) since the start of this year, Asia One reported.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
African swine fever outbreaks in Romania decreasing
African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in Romania, four of them on commercial farms, went down to 261 as of July 10 from 609 active cases in January, according to the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, pig333.com reported.
Friday, July 17, 2020
Vietnam targets zero African swine fever cases by 2025
Vietnam aims to be 90% free of African swine fever (ASF) by 2022 and free from the disease by 2025 in a new national plan approved by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Germany lengthens fencing at border to Poland to keep out African swine fever
German authorities said they will extend the fencing at the Germany-Poland border to prevent wild boars from entering Germany and spreading African swine fever (ASF), Reuters reported.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
African swine fever hits three villages in North Cotabato, Philippines
African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in at least three villages in North Cotabato, the Philippines.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
African swine fever re-emerges in Philippine town
Still struggling from the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis, Bansalan town of Davao del Sur, Philippines is facing another threat as ASF resurfaces in hog farms in the area, Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.
Saturday, June 13, 2020
African swine fever destroys 300,000 Nigerian pigs
Nigeria has confirmed an outbreak of African swine fever in the largest pig farm co-operative in the south-west of the country, killing around 300,000 pigs, said farmer Ayo Omirin, BBC reported.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
China developed African swine fever vaccine proves effective in clinical trials
Xinhua news said an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine developed in China looks to be safe in current clinical trials, a major progress in preventing the livestock disease in future, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
US prepares for African swine fever outbreak with comprehensive response plan
The US Department of Agriculture has issued a new and comprehensive preparedness and response plan in the event African swine fever breaks out in the country.
Monday, June 1, 2020
South Africa conducts African swine fever tests to prevent spread of the disease
Extensive African swine fever (ASF) tests and investigations are being conducted by South Africa's agriculture ministry to prevent the spread of the disease after a third outbreak was discovered in East Cape province, Reuters reported.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Pirbright scientists test vaccine that immunises pigs against African swine fever
Scientists from The Pirbright Institute in the UK are developing a vaccine for African swine fever (http://), which the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has warned could kill a quarter of the world's pigs, partly due to the absenc ...
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Twin threats of African swine fever and COVID-19 unsettle China's pork market
Even as China slowly reopens its economy following draconian lockdowns to keep the COVID-19 pandemic in check, the persisting threat of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus continues to leave its citizenry unease.
Friday, May 15, 2020
Brazil soybean exporters benefit from China's recovery from African swine fever
Brazil is benefiting from China's recovery from African swine fever, as three-fourths of its soybean exports in March were gobbled up by the East Asian country, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency, as reported by Caixin on Thursda ...

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