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Animal Health & Veterinary

Europe records sharp spike in ASF cases

At least 10 countries report new cases in domestic pigs.

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Philippines prepares for African swine fever vaccination

As new outbreaks of ASF are confirmed sporadically across several of its regions, the government of the Philippines continues to prepare for the introduction of a safe and effective vaccine.

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France, Italy join forces to control African swine fever

Affecting mainly non-commercial herds, there has been a recent sharp rise in ASF outbreaks in domestic pigs — now affecting 14 of Europe's nations so far this year.

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US controls unlikely to contain ASF quickly, study says

Although effective at slowing the spread of African swine fever, plans for controlling an outbreak did not halt its progress in a computer simulation by North Carolina State University.

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Chinese researchers report new variant of ASF virus

The new strain, which appears to be a hybrid of two existing varieties, is no more contagious than existing variants but could evade vaccines.

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Vaccine development offers hope for ASF control in Asia

Jointly developed with the United States, two vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) are awaiting marketing authorization in Vietnam.

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African swine fever spreads to 7th Italian region

Affecting a wild boar, the first case of ASF in the Lombardy region was officially recorded last week.

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Proposition 12 could increase risk of ASF reaching US

Increased pork costs related to California law could lead to consumers seeking pork from outside of the United States

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Swine sample program could help speed up ASF detection

African swine fever isn't necessarily easy to identify and the U.S. has a shortage of veterinarians to collect samples, so a new program has been designed to help speed up the sampling process.

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Germany sees no early prospect of ASF vaccine

Four European states have registered new outbreaks among domestic pigs — Greece, Poland and Romania — while 10 countries have confirmed further cases in their wild boar populations.

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ASF restrictions eased in 1 German state

Further cases of African swine fever have been reported in domestic pigs in Greece, Italy, Romania and western Russia, while new outbreaks in wild boar have been confirmed in 12 European countries.

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Be prepared in case HPAI, ASF strike in US at same time

State and federal veterinary officials may be spread thin from an outbreak of one animal disease to be able to fully devote to an outbreak of another disease, a National Pork Board official cautioned.

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