Tag: new outbreaks

African Swine Fever

ASF vaccine plant inaugurated in Vietnam

As the Philippines makes plans for the recovery of pork production to pre-ASF levels, new cases of the disease in domestic pigs are reported in Bhutan, India, Nepal and four European countries.

March 31, 2025

African Swine Fever

ASF hits more pig farms in Malaysia, Moldova, Romania, South Korea

Latest confirmed outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) include commercial farms in Europe and Asia. In the Caribbean region, there are fears of a resurgence in the disease after increased pig mortalities in the Dominican Republic.

March 24, 2025

African Swine Fever

German study: How ASF virus beats the porcine immune system

New understanding of how the African swine fever (ASF) virus infects pigs could contribute to the development of more effective vaccines.

March 11, 2025

African Swine Fever

ASF outbreaks reported in Laos, Malaysia, Romania

Among domestic pigs, local media report that African swine fever (ASF) has re-emerged in Laos, while culling of infected animals continues in the Malaysian state of Selangor.

March 3, 2025

African Swine Fever

Commercial ASF vaccination could start soon in the Philippines

Meanwhile, two more village herds have been infected in South Africa, and the spike in African swine fever cases in European wild boar continues.

February 24, 2025

African Swine Fever

Swine fever confirmed on farms in Japan, Malaysia

In Peninsular Malaysia, pigs at a third farm have tested positive for the African swine fever (ASF) virus, while Japan has confirmed its first outbreak of classical swine fever (CSF) since October 2024.

February 17, 2025

African Swine Fever

ASF outbreaks reported in pigs in Malaysia, Vietnam

Meanwhile, in Europe, recent African swine fever outbreaks have occurred in non-commercial domestic pigs in four countries, and more widely among wild boar.

February 10, 2025

African Swine Fever

South Korea, Hong Kong confirm further ASF outbreaks on farms

As a second outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) is confirmed in South Korea in 2025, domestic pigs on two farms in Hong Kong also test positive for the virus. In Europe, the number of cases in wild boar already exceeds 1,200 for this year.

February 3, 2025

African Swine Fever

South Korea records 50th ASF farm outbreak

Also in East Asia, the disease has returned to Mongolia, and there have been further outbreaks in domestic animals in five European countries.

January 27, 2025

African Swine Fever

German state calls for long-term national ASF strategy

Meanwhile, further cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported among European backyard herds of domestic pigs and wild boar, and Hong Kong has recorded its first farm outbreak after a 12-month hiatus.

January 20, 2025

African Swine Fever

Total swine cull under consideration to control ASF in Sri Lanka

Meanwhile, further cases of African swine fever in domestic pigs have been reported in Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal and Vietnam, as well as five European countries.

January 13, 2025

African Swine Fever

Sri Lanka’s pig sector hit hard by ASF

Since the African swine fever (ASF) virus was first detected in the south Asian state in October, it has spread rapidly to affect more than 130 pig herds across Sri Lanka.

January 6, 2025