Russia forbids the entrance of pig products and live animals from South Ossetia
Russia has imposed a temporary prohibition on the entrance of pork from South Ossetia due to the presence of ASF.
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ASF in Ivory Coast
The veterinary authorities of Ivory Coast reported the presence of African swine fever in the Commune of Ferkéssédougou to the WOAH.
A new recombinant live attenuated African swine fever virus with cross-protective capabilities
Here we describe a new LAV candidate with unique cross-protective abilities: BA71ΔCD2. Thus, inoculation of BA71ΔCD2 protected pigs not only against the experimental challenge with BA71, the virulent parental strain, but also against heterologous viruses, including Georgia 2007/1, the genotype II strain of ASFV currently circulating in East Europe.
New measures to prevent the introduction into the UE of the African swine fever virus
Following recent notifications of ASF outbreaks in Moldova, the existing measures of cleansing and disinfection should be extended to the vehicles entering the Union from Moldova.
Ukraine: ASF now affects the region L'viv
Up to now, L'Viv was the only Ukrainian province that hadn’t notified cases of the disease.
ASF is still spreading in Eastern Europe
ASF has appeared in Romania and the Czech Republic for the first time, and it advances southwards in Poland.
Commission updates veterinary measures to control African swine fever
The updated measures aim at protecting the EU single market from this serious contagious animal disease. The Commission continues to follow the evolution of the epidemiological situation and adapts the measures accordingly.
EU support for small Polish pigmeat producers in the context of African swine fever
The European Commission has agreed to allow the use of EU funds to help Polish pig farmers who will have to cease their activity in the context of African swine fever.
APHIS announces Malta’s status for certain swine diseases
After a thorough evaluation, APHIS determined that the surveillance, prevention, and control measures implemented by the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Malta are sufficient to minimize the risk of introducing these diseases into the United States. View the determination here.
ASF is expanding through Europe, now in Romania
The disease has been detected in domestic pigs from a backyard farm near the border with Hungary.
State of play in the fight against African swine fever
The Commission informed ministers of the state of play in the fight against African swine fever.
New control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
The changes in the epidemiological situation as regards ASF in Estonia, Lithuania and Poland constitutes an increase in the level of risk.
Fifteen new ASF outbreaks in the Czech Republic
With these new ASF outbreaks detected in the Czech Republic, the confirmed outbreaks since the appearance, for the first time, of the disease by late June, total 25.
Increase in the ASF outbreaks detected in the Czech Republic
The WOAH has published new notifications of African swine fever cases in the Czech Republic.
The Commission establishes measures against ASF in the Czech Republic
The Commission has established that the whole of the Zlín district is an area infected by ASF.
African Swine Fever detected in the Czech Republic for the first time
This is the first notification of this disease in the Czech Republic.