• Записи за тегом: African Swine Fever (ASF)

  • ASF Germany: Many dead wild boar in Hesse state

    It looks like the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus in western Germany isn’t going to be over any time soon. In the Bergstraße district in the south of the state Hesse, the death toll has risen considerably amongst the wild boar population. This has prompted authorities to expand the current core zones.

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  • European Commission, Sardinia has eradicated African swine fever

    The European Commission has recognized Sardinia and Sweden as free of African swine fever (ASF) by a revision of the European regionalization scheme adopted yesterday.

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  • ASF Italy: Prosecutor investigates a pig producer and a vet

    The public prosecutor in Pavia province, northern Italy, has opened an investigation to a vet and a pig producer. Both are thought to be involved in the spread of the recent wave of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks on farms in Northern Italy, news outlet RAI Uno reported.

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  • ASF Italy: Northern Italy culls tens of thousands of pigs

    African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to claim victims on pig farms in northern Italy. Only in the northern regions this year, so far 23 pig farms have been infected in 2024, leading to the culling of tens of thousands of pigs.

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  • African swine fever spread in Europe hits backyard herds, wild boar

    So far this year, total outbreaks in this population are significantly lower than at the same point in 2023, while cases in wild boar have passed 4,600.

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  • Philippines to roll out unproven swine fever vaccine

    The Philippines is under global scrutiny as it proceeds with the controlled rollout of an unproven African swine fever (ASF) vaccine from Vietnam amid doubts from experts about its safety and efficacy.

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  • ASF Germany: Possible infection in Baden-Württemberg state

    Yet another state in western Germany is reporting the likely presence of African Swine Fever (ASF) in its wild boar population. The virus appears to have emerged in a population in Baden-Württemberg.

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  • Germany reports new ASF case in wild boar - ISN

    Germany has detected another case of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar. The case was detected in the state of Hesse in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg. It is the first positive ASF case in the district, according to German pig group ISN. 

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  • ASF Italy: 6 farms infected in 4 provinces in the north

    Not only is Germany fighting with African Swine Fever (ASF), but also in Italy the virus has found its way again to swine farms. In the northern regions, 6 farms have reported infections, with altogether at least 76 infected pigs.

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  • ASF Germany: Numbers of outbreaks grow to 70 in Hesse

    The number of wild boar infected with African Swine Fever (ASF) virus in western Germany keeps increasing. Just before the weekend, the total tally in Hesse state was 48 – just this Tuesday the number had risen to 70.

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  • African swine fever outbreaks spreading in Vietnam

    Vietnam has culled 42,400 infected pigs so far this year.

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  • ASF Europe: 3,000 cases in pigs since May 2023

    British reports have shown that in the 7 months since May 2023, 2,920 cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) were reported in domestic pigs in Europe. In wild boar, the number of known cases in the same period came to 3,600.

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  • How China’s ASF outbreaks affected global pork markets

    African swine fever (ASF) spread from Europe to China in 2018—one of the largest animal disease incidents ever. The outbreak reduced China’s pork supply, and Chinese pork prices more than doubled to reach record levels.

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  • Scientists in US and Australia team up for ASF vaccine

    Scientists from Australia and the USA are teaming up to develop a safe and effective vaccine against African Swine Fever (ASF). That news was shared at the website of Australia’s national science agency (CSIRO).

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  • Vietnam: ASF Epidemic Declared in Dong Xoai City (Binh Phuoc)

    The People's Committee of Dong Xoai city, Binh Phuoc province has declared an African swine fever epidemic in Tan Binh ward.

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  • Two More Cases of ASF Discovered in Chernihiv Region

    This was reported by the Department of Civil Protection and Defense of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration.

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  • PigSpread examines how an African swine fever outbreak may unfold

    Between-farm movements accounted for 71% of disease transmissions in the model, with local spread and vehicular transmission both contributing about 14% each.

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  • ASF Italy: First Outbreak in Lombardy

    Baden-Württemberg has experienced a sharp decrease in the number of piglets.

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