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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Lam Dong culls more than 9,500 pigs as African swine fever resurges at major facility
The disease re-emerged at the Dateh 02 SF complex weeks after an initial cull, raising concerns over transmission risks from the facility's scale and interconnected housing.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Mizoram, India posts 5,000 pig deaths on African swine fever
The total number of pig casualties in the resurgence of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in Mizoram state in India this year has crossed 5,000 (5,044) pigs, the state animal husbandry and veterinary department officials said on Sunday (Ju ...
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Feeding spray-dried porcine plasma (SDPP) to pigs contributed to delayed experimental African swine fever transmission and progression
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a dsDNA virus that can cause high mortality in pigs of all ages. ASFV is primarily transmitted oro-nasally or indirectly by feeding garbage containing infected ingredients, biological vectors or fomites.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
2,000 pigs infected with African swine fever disappears in Malaysia
Datuk Bakri Sawir, the chairman of the Negeri Sembilan state Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Action Committee chairman said about 2,000 pigs infected with African swine fever (ASF) from 19 unlicensed farms in Lukut, in the state of Nege ...
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
South Africa to see consolidations in pig production industry
With profit margins under pressure, many smaller pig farmers in South Africa will leave the industry, while bigger farmers will consolidate and become more efficient, according to Johann Kotzé, chief executive officer of the South Afri ...
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Taiwan tests swine herds after dead pig with African swine fever washed ashore
The Taiwan government said it has begun testing swine herds for African swine fever (ASF) and implement movement controls near an area where a dead pig with ASF washed ashore, Reuters reported.
Friday, March 5, 2021
African swine fever detected among piglets in Yunnan, China
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has confirmed an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak among piglets illegally transported through Funing country, Yunnan province, Reuters reported.
Monday, October 12, 2020
China discovers African swine fever in illegally transported piglets to Chongqing
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said it had detected African swine fever (ASF) among piglets illegally shipped to Chongqing city, the first ASF outbreak since July 25, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Breeding piglet prices in Germany drop following African swine fever discovery
German swine traders said breeding (weaner) piglet prices in the country have dropped sharply in the last few weeks following confirmed African swine fever (ASF) cases in Brandenburg state, Reuters 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.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
South Africa proposes social distancing for pigs
The South African government suggests to pig owners that they should implement a form of social distancing for their herds, and should also look to the human coronavirus response as basis on other measures, Business Insider 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 ...
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
China discovers African swine fever among smuggled piglets
China said African swine fever (ASF) was discovered among piglets, which were illegally transported to Inner Mongolia, reported Reuters.
Friday, March 13, 2020
African swine fever destroys small pig farms globally
Small farmers across the globe are losing out following the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak that killed a quarter of the world's pig population.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
First case of African Swine Fever in Philippine province kills 30 pigs
The first case of African swine fever (ASF) killed 30 pigs in a local farm in Barangay Cadaclan, San Fernando, La Union, the city government confirmed on March 8.

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