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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.

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.

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.

The disease has been detected in domestic pigs from a backyard farm near the border with Hungary.

The Commission informed ministers of the state of play in the fight against African swine fever.

The changes in the epidemiological situation as regards ASF in Estonia, Lithuania and Poland constitutes an increase in the level of risk.

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.

The WOAH has published new notifications of African swine fever cases in the Czech Republic.

The Commission has established that the whole of the Zlín district is an area infected by ASF.

This is the first notification of this disease in the Czech Republic.

FAO has published a new manual, which is part of the EMPRES series on animal health: African swine fever: detection and diagnosis – A manual for veterinarians.

Japanese competent authority will consider the possibility of beef and pork export from the Russian Federation to Japan in case of favorable visit results.

This update reviews the control measures in place, building on the experience gained over the past years and the latest scientific input.

Delegations highlighted the importance of a multidisciplinary and internationally coordinated approach to fight the disease, and the Commission confirmed its support for those member states concerned.

The EC has published Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/767 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in Poland.

Last April, Mr. Dzhambulat Khatuov, the Vice-Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, participated in the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Pig Producers’ National Association.