Vietnam has halted the use of its first African swine fever vaccine after hundreds of pigs who received a dose died. The disease has led to the slaughter of 36,500 infected pigs.

African swine fever detected in Greece from wild boar The African disease which is highly contagious and deadly among pigs is harmless to humans. Reuters. Published January 23, 2023 2:18pm EST.

A research team led by NARO has successfully developed an immortalized red river hog blood-derived macrophage cell line.

A study in Genome Biology and Evolution finds that the African Swine Fever virus, currently circulating in Europe, is not the result of a recent introduction. Instead, the virus has been present ...

African swine fever outbreaks are spreading in Vietnam and could affect its food supplies and put upward pressure on inflation, according to a government document. Skip to main content.

According to the World Organisation for Animal Health, African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease that spreads among domestic and wild pigs and boars.

African Swine Fever is a contagious viral disease that is isolated to domestic and wild pigs. However, it is not a threat to human beings or household pets, including cats and dogs.

African swine fever does not infect humans, but its fatality rate is close to total for pigs and wild boars. No effective vaccine exists. Farm ministry officials said the disease was found in ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the indemnification for hog farmers in two local government units (LGUs) in ...

An outbreak of African Swine Fever in Mizoram has resulted in the deaths of 503 pigs since March 20. The disease, highly contagious and deadly for pigs, was first detected in Lawngtlai district.

A study in Genome Biology and Evolution finds that the African Swine Fever virus, currently circulating in Europe, is not the result of a recent introduction. Instead, the virus has been present ...

Greece has detected African swine fever in a wild boar in the north of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday. The disease, harmless to humans but highly ...