Following the entry of African swine fever into the Americas with the confirmation of the disease in the Dominican Republic, a total of 22 national organizations from 18 Latin American countries virtually formed a continental committee to discuss strategies to prevent ASF in the region.
The ASF LatAm Crisis Committee will work collaboratively to strengthen health advocacy in the continent at the private level.
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One of the initiatives was the establishment of a multinational community and intra-sectoral awareness campaign on the importance of preventive care in different areas. With the name #TodosContraLaPPA (#AllAgainstASF) the campaign will be launched shortly and involve actions with producers and social and government leaders from the different areas of the nations involved.
![A list of the countries and institutions that make up the LatAm ASF crisis committee. Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and Venezuela.](https://www.pig333.com/3tres3_common/art/pig333/17680/asf-latam_185208.jpg?w=820&q=1&ts=1653979446)
August 10, 2021/ ABPA/ Brazil. https://abpa-br.org/