ASF Belgium: new stage in its epidemiological cycle
Fewer carcasses are being found, but seropositive wild boars have appeared.
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Australia: Strengthening borders to stop swine fever
With African swine fever confirmed less than 700 kilometres from Australia’s northern border Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie is calling for heightened vigilance to keep the disease out.
How much ASF virus does it take to cause an infection through intake of water or feed?
In a world where feed ingredients are marketed globally, do we know the minimum infectious dose to transmit the ASF virus in feed? And in water?
ASF reaches Timor
African swine fever jumps and now the disease is around 650 kilometres from Australia.
ASF China: pig production becomes stable and the increase in prices slows down
According to the information published by the Ministry of Agriculture of China, the politics and measures to support pig production in China have entailed indications of improvement both in production and prices.
Philippines: ASF contained and controlled in Rizal and Bulacan
Meanwhile, continuous strict surveillance is being conducted in areas near ASF-infected barangays in Rizal and Bulacan.
OIE: New group of experts to prevent the entry of ASF in the Americas Region
The recent spread of African swine fever (ASF) in Europe, and more recently in Asia, is responsible for huge economic losses within the pig industry, endangering the livelihoods of many smallholders.
Thailand: pigs culled amid African swine fever fears
The Thai Livestock Department told the media that 200 pigs had been culled in the country's northern province of Chiang Rai.
Second ASF outbreak in South Korea
The OIE/WOAH has informed of a new case of African swine fever (ASF) on a commercial farm in the South Korean province of Gyeonggi.
Panama seizes pork from China at the airport
The confiscation affected a passenger that transported pork in her luggage and that arrived on a connection flight that came from Los Angeles but originating in China.
Spain becomes the first pork exporter to China
Between January and July, pork and pig offal exports from Spain to China reached USD561.4 million. With these figures, Spain is now the first pork and pig offal supplier to China, overtaking Germany.
South Korea confirms the presence of ASF for the first time
The disease has been confirmed on a pig farm near the border with North Korea.
The FAO pig price in August up
In August, price quotations for pigmeat strengthened further, underpinned by a strong import demand from Asia.
Hong Kong eyes on Thai pork after successful preventive measure against ASF
The outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China and other Asian countries has paved the way for Thai pork producers to access more market share in Hong Kong.
EU: High-level coordination and preparedness meeting on ASF
It is expected to lead to further technical coordination in Europe by putting around the table the chief veterinary officers of ASF-affected countries.
Current situation of ASF in Asia
Since the emergence of ASF in China in August 2018, the disease has been detected in Mongolia, North Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Philippines.