Plum Island Animal Disease Centre NY-USA & Nairobi, Kenya – An international team of scientists has found that a promising African swine fever (ASF) vaccine can protect pigs against some strains of ...

An international team of scientists has found that a promising African swine fever (ASF) vaccine can protect pigs against some strains of the virus but offers little or no protection against others.

African swine fever virus is a highly contagious, fatal disease in pigs that spreads rapidly. There is no commercially available treatment or vaccine for the virus, posing a significant threat to ...

Quarantine authorities are increasingly on alert for African swine fever (ASF), a pig disease with a nearly 100 percent ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) remains committed to preventing ...

A second phase of the program will strengthen national biosecurity through further certification of farms, slaughterhouses and animal transport systems.

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Pig farmers have a problem. Since it was first detected in Kenya a century ago, African swine fever has spread to over 50 countries worldwide. In China, recent outbreaks have killed an estimated 40% ...

Wild boar (sus scrofa ferus) walking in forest on foggy morning and looking at camera. Wildlife in natural habitat© Budimir Jevtic/Shutterstock.com In the United States, wild pigs are a problem. These ...