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 ...

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

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

“African Swine Fever survives very well in the environment and the virus can survive on your clothes, shoes, car tires and other material,” Basinger added.

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.

Greece has detected African swine fever for the first time since 2020. The outbreak of the disease, which is deadly among pigs, may disrupt pork production.

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 ...

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.

Quarantine officials were using sniffer dogs to stop travelers bringing in meat products to Japan as part of stepped up measures to prevent an outbreak of African swine fever that is sweeping Asia.

USDA officials warn that the arrival of African swine fever could force a halt in pork product exports, catastrophic price drops and the need to cull herds.

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.

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 ...