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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
EU vets intervene as Spain fights to control ASF outbreak
A taskforce of EU vets specialising in epidemics began work in Barcelona, Spain, on December 2 as the country seeks to contain an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak that has forced it to halt some pork exports.
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Seek Labs publishes paper demonstrating CRISPR-based therapeutic's effectiveness against ASF
Seek Labs on November 17 announced the publication of a peer-reviewed paper in Viruses (MDPI), revealing the first successful use of a CRISPR-based therapeutic to treat African swine fever (ASF) in pigs.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Europe's ASF cases in wild boars double in H1, approaching 7,000 infections
Cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in wild boars in Europe have increased significantly in the first half of 2025, with a total of 6,892 cases reported—almost as many as those confirmed throughout all of 2024 (7,672 wild boar cases).
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
EFSA: ASF outbreaks in the EU are falling
African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in the European Union (EU) declined by 83% in 2024 compared to the previous year (from 1,929 to 333), according to the latest annual epidemiological report of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
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).
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
EU not close to getting vaccine against ASF as Italy, Germany, and Poland see disease's resurgence
The European Commission has warned that the European Union is not close to finding a vaccine against African swine disease (ASF).
Friday, August 16, 2024
EU criticises Italy's response to ASF, calls for urgent action
The European Union has expressed significant concerns over Italy's efforts to control the spread of African swine fever (ASF), labelling the country's current measures as inadequate, Swineweb reported.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
ASF outbreaks surge in 2023 across 14 EU Member States
In 2023, African swine fever (ASF) affected 14 EU Member States, leading to a significant increase in outbreaks among domestic swine, according to the latest annual epidemiological report published by the (European Food Safety Authority) EF ...
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
European project VAX4ASF to develop next-generation vaccine against ASF
The European initiative known as VAX4ASF (New Technologies for African Swine Fever) has commenced with the ambitious goal of creating an advanced vaccine against the African swine fever (ASF) virus, aiming to combat the disease on a global ...
Monday, December 18, 2023
EU's pork production expected to fall due to environmental laws and ASF
Stricter implementation of environmental laws in some EU countries and declining export opportunities, along with negative public opinion and African swine fever (ASF), are expected to reduce the European Union's pork production, according ...
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Australian researchers collaborate with MBF Therapeutics to evaluate ASF vaccine candidate
Australian researchers at the CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) have joined forces with United States company MBF Therapeutics to assess the effectiveness of an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine candidate, Farm Journal ...
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Northern Ireland, UK agriculture department calls for public vigilance as ASF strikes Europe
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) of Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, is urging the public to be vigilant following confirmation of African swine fever (ASF) in a number of countries across Europe.
Monday, May 29, 2023
European Food Safety Authority continues anti-ASF campaign
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is extending its StopASF campaign this year to support the continuing efforts of control the spread of African swine fever (ASF).
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Drop in ASF outbreaks in EU last year
The number of outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in pigs and cases reported in wild boar in the European Union fell considerably in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a new report published on May 22 by the European Food S ...
Monday, April 24, 2023
Fifty-five ASF outbreaks involving domestic pigs reported in EU in Q1
A total of 55 African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in domestic pigs and 2,799 in wild boar were reported in the European Union during the first quarter of 2023, according to the latest data published by the Animal Disease Information System ...

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