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Japan to allow preventative culling of pigs in case of ASF

The Japanese government announced it will seek revision of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control to allow preventative culls in case of an ASF. The disease continues to spread elsewhere in East Asia.

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How has ASF progressed in the EU in 2019?

ASF cases continued to increase in EU countries during the past year and the disease appeared for the first time in Slovakia and Serbia.

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Italy seizes and destroys 10 tonnes of illegal pork from China

The Padova authorities have seized almost 10 tonnes of pork from China that entered the EU illegally.

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Germany strengthening ASF regulation in the event of an outbreak

The German Federal Ministry is currently extending ASF regulations, allowing authorities in Länder to erect fences and other wildlife barriers in the event of an outbreak.

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Philippines: Iloilo extends ban on pork til June

Iloilo City extends the October 2019 ban on the entry of hogs and pork products from Luzon and other ASF-positive areas.

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Philippines: "1-7-10" protocol in place to stop spread of ASF

A "1-7-10" radius control protocol for ASF was implemented in the Pangasinan province following the outbreak of two new cases last week.

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Chinese pork production decreased by more than 20% in 2019

ASF has led to a significant decline in Chinese pork production over the past year.

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The future of global pork production under the threat of ASF - International Conference

This high-level international conference seeks to foster coordinated global actions to reduce the impact of ASF on pork production and international trade.

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Bulgaria bans movement of pigs in light of ASF spread

The spread of ASF between commercial hog farms, some of them very large, has led to increased control.

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Increasing Canada's preparedness for ASF with the University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-InterVac

International Vaccine Centre, VIDO-InterVac will commence work in January to develop and test vaccines and antivirals for ASF, seeking to protect the pork industry in Canada and worldwide.

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ASF threat a mere 20 km from Germany

According to information published by the German Hunting Association (DJV), ASF in Poland has closed in on the German border, and is now just 21 km away.

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Peru bans importing pigs and byproducts from countries affected by ASF

The measure published in the official bulletin under directorial resolution (RD) No. 0051-2019 aims to maintain the country's health status.

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Groundbreaking results: the importance of deep cleaning in the fight against ASF

The secondary properties of a disinfectant are key to beat ASF.

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ASF outbreaks in domestic pigs since the beginning of the epidemic in August 2018.

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Bulgaria confirms a new ASF outbreak on a large commercial farm

The Bulgarian Food Safety Authority (BFSA) has reported an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in a commercial farm in the village of Nikola Kozlevo, Shoumen District.

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France: new ASF prevention measures

With a decree issued in December 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture has extended the perimeter of the surveillance area established as part of the African swine fever (ASF) prevention measures.

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Smugglers in China cram pigs in cars, spreading ASF and disrupting markets

Hog speculators purchase cheaper pigs from Yunnan and sell them at higher prices in other provinces. The government is cracking down.