China adopts new measures to stop the spreading of ASF
Among other measures, the Ministry of Agriculture has decided to forbid the use of food scraps to feed pigs.
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Bulgaria confirms ASF in a wild boar
It is a wild boar found dead near the border with Romania.
ASF: France relaxes the restrictions in the surveillance and strengthened surveillance areas
The Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mr Didier Guillaume, has decided to reduce the restriction areas for the prevention of ASF.
ASF in China: Hunan is also affected by the disease
First ASF cases detected in the province of Hunan.
China: ASF in Yunnan, in the south of the country
The disease has been confirmed for the first time in the province of Yunnan, in the south of China.
Romania confirms ASF in the province of Teleorman
The disease is spreading towards the east of the country.
Romania: European Commission audit mission on ASF
On October 17th, the European Commission audit mission on African Swine Fever (ASF) started.
Scientists, Biosecurity Research Institute study African swine fever to prevent outbreak in US
Kansas State University researchers and the Biosecurity Research Institute have several projects focused on stopping the spread of African swine fever and preventing it from reaching the U.S.
China: ASF appears in a new province and outbreaks surge in Liaoning
The new province affected by the disease is Shanxi. Liaoning has declared 21 outbreaks, most of them on commercial farms.
DLG: Mixed prospects for farm business development
October’s "Chart of the Month" from DLG-Agrifuture Insights survey: African Swine Fever presents a greater risk to Europe’s pig sector.
The ASF outbreak in the Czech Republic has been resolved
The WOAH/OIE judges that the ASF outbreak in the Czech Republic has been resolved after more than 6 months without new cases.
China confirms the presence of PPA in Tianjin
The new outbreak is located halfway between the two regions previously affected by ASF, although it is not in direct contact with any of them.
China: ASF detected on a large swine farm
ASF detected in a commercial farm with almost 20,000 susceptible animals.
Clinical case: ASF on a Chinese pig farm
This clinical case describes how, after discovering large numbers of dead and dying pigs in the sheds over a 4-day period, an expert team of veterinarians diagnosed African Swine Fever.
France: publishing of the decrees with measures against ASF
The measures implemented in the surveillance and strengthened surveillance areas have been published.