Tag: African swine fever
Study confirms experimental transmission of African swine fever virus through feed
Researchers at Kansas State University are exploring how African swine fever virus (ASFV) could spread in feed and feed ingredients. A study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases details the dose necessary to transmit the ASFV when pigs ingest virus-contaminated feed or liquid. “Although feed and feed ingredients are a less recognized transmission route for African […]
EFSA update on African swine fever in Europe
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an update on the epidemiological situation of African swine fever (ASF) in Europe. In the latest report, experts assess the effectiveness of different measures that can be taken when a case of ASF is detected in an area that was previously disease-free and is far from affected […]
FAO warns African swine fever may spread in Asia
The rapid onset of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China, and its detection in areas more than one thousand kilometres apart within the country, could mean the virus may spread to other Asian countries anytime, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned. So far, in efforts to control the spread of the disease, […]
Consortium to tackle African swine fever and lumpy skin disease
An international partnership of organisations is working together to control the growing African swine fever (ASF) and lumpy skin disease (LSD) epidemics in Europe and neighbouring countries. The need for a collaborative approach to tackle ASF and LSD has been recognised by the European Union Horizon 2020 programme, which has awarded €5.6 million in funding […]
Study explores how African swine fever spreads in backyard production systems
Researchers at the University of California, Davis’ Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance (CADMS) and FAO examined the pig trade structure of four pig-rearing regions of Georgia, a country with predominant backyard production systems, whose pig production was recently devastated as a consequence of African swine fever (ASF) epidemics. Their findings are reported in […]