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China's agriculture ministry on April 5 reported an outbreak of African swine fever in the Xinjiang region, marking the third occasion the region spotted cases since February. (theepochtimes.com)
UKRAINE - There has been another outbreak of African Swine Fever in Ukraine, affecting one village pig. (thepigsite.com)
Researchers at the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences say they have successfully isolated the first African swine fever virus from a field outbreak sample in China. (nationalhogfarmer.com)
The African swine fever outbreak in Vietnam that has led to thousands of pigs being culled has spread to two more provinces in the country. (asiatimes.com)
The ATM team ( Dr. Montserrat Torremorell - College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Dr. Gordon Spronk - Pipestone Veterinary Services, and Dr. Tom Wetzell - Swine Veterinary Consultant) puts the Dominican Republic ASF outbreak in context with Dr. Peter Fernandez, a former USDA APHIS senior executive and now working through PJF AgroStrategies Consulting, LLC to provide expertise to various U.S. agricultural industries and private entities. (swinecast.com)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 February) - Officials on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in two barangays in Calinan District - Dominga and Lamanan - but they have yet to "backtrace" how the virus got there and while neighboring provinces claim they are still ASF-free, defenses have been set up to stop the spread of the killer disease in Mindanao's 27 provinces and 33 cities, particularly in the mainland. (mindanews.com)
A SECOND outbreak of African Swine Fever reported in China this week has seen the US hog futures market traded 'up the limit. (beefcentral.com)
And remember, this outbreak of African Swine Fever is far from over. (endoftheamericandream.com)
Reports of another outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in China's Hubei province in the central part of the country were confirmed on March 31. (endoftheamericandream.com)
Since the first outbreak was identified in July 2021, the African swine fever (ASF) epidemic in pigs in the Dominican Republic (DR) has generated much discourse on various measures for its control. (authorea.com)
Millions of pigs have been slaughtered across Asia as African swine fever spreads since the first outbreak of the disease was reported in August 2018 in northeastern China - the world's largest pork producer and consumer. (cambodiadaily.com)
A DEVASTATING outbreak of African swine fever in China could have significant ripple effects in the UK. (express.co.uk)
He said: "Brexit has been a driving force behind the price of pork throughout the first quarter of 2019, but the outbreak of African swine fever has mounted pressure on the market. (express.co.uk)

China identified two new outbreaks of African swine fever in eastern provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu, China's Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs said Sept. 3, according to the Xinhua news service. (feedstuffs.com)
Concerning the Wuxi case, Reuters said it's not clear if the disease is spreading more quickly through the China's large swine herd or if farmers are reporting outbreaks to authorities after a publicity blitz by the ministry. (feedstuffs.com)
The recent rounds of swine fever outbreaks in China have slashed the hog population in northern China by at least 20 percent, various industry estimates found . (theepochtimes.com)
HCMC - African swine fever (ASF) is continuing to spread in Vietnam, with outbreaks reported for the first time in 25 communes and recurring. (thesaigontimes.vn)
An up-to-date recap of all African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks in the European Union shows that seven farms have so far been affected with the virus. (pigprogress.net)
Epidemiological evidence has linked contaminated feed with African swine fever virus field outbreaks in both Europe and Asia," Niederwerder said. (swineweb.com)
Since it was first detected last August, there have been 116 officially reported outbreaks of African Swine Fever in China, and since that time it has rapidly spread to surrounding nations such as Cambodia and Vietnam. (endoftheamericandream.com)
African swine fever is called as such as outbreaks have historically been reported in Africa, also South America, parts of Europe and the Caribbean were also affecting. (express.co.uk)

A child is helped in stepping on a foot bath in this quarantine checkpoint in Purok 4, Barangay Lacson in Calinan District, Davao City on 7 Feb 2020 to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). (mindanews.com)

Some experts now say the African Swine Fever pandemic will be even worse this year than in 2019 as the disease, which only affects pigs, spreads to even more countries. (farms.com)
Between 2018 and the first semester of 2019, this disease was notified through six-monthly reports in 3 countries in Europe (Estonia, Italy and Lithuania) and 23 countries in Africa. (woah.org)
Customers I deal with in the US withdrew today on out-front pricing - wanting to reassess levels for 2019, as they try to gauge the impact of African Swine Flu. (beefcentral.com)

African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a large, double-stranded DNA virus in the Asfarviridae family. (wikipedia.org)
ASFV is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and exists in the wild through a cycle of infection between ticks and wild pigs, bushpigs, and warthogs. (wikipedia.org)
All ASFV p72 genotypes have been circulating in eastern and southern Africa. (wikipedia.org)
In Africa, where ASF pigs in Georgia in 2007 were sequenced and compared is widespread, the virus causes long-term, persistent infec- with other ASF virus (ASFV) isolates to establish the geno- type of the virus. (cdc.gov)
Megan Niederwerder, assistant professor in diagnostic medicine and pathobiology, delivered a talk titled "Risk of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) in Feed" at the International African Swine Fever Forum in Ottawa, Canada, April 30-May 1. (k-state.edu)
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is an acute and persistent swine virus with a high economic burden that encodes multiple genes to evade host immune response. (mdpi.com)
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a dsDNA virus that can cause high mortality in pigs of all ages. (bvsalud.org)

Taiwan, which has so far remained intact from the disease, recently reported a dead pig infected with the African swine fever on the coast, prompting a round of herd testing around the area. (theepochtimes.com)
As it spreads around the globe, it poses a significant risk to the health of the Canadian swine herd, the pork industry and the Canadian economy. (canada.ca)
Here, Cindy reflects on her career path at Maple Leaf Foods and her most recent role leading the company's efforts to plan and prepare for the possibility of the first case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Canadian pig herd. (swineweb.com)
With economic losses of African swine fever virus introduction into the U.S. swine herd estimated at more than $15 billion due to production losses and market disruption, the importance of preventing entry cannot be overstated. (swineweb.com)
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) is monitoring these processes as part of its mission of preparedness for foreign animal disease management for the US national herd. (hogvet.com)

According to a news report in Korea Times , South Korea's agricultural ministry has issued a 48-hour standstill order on pig farms and facilities in the eastern Gangwon Province following confirmation of the country's second case of African swine fever this year. (thepigsite.com)
A fresh case of African swine fever has been detected at a pig farm north of Seoul. (chosun.com)

U.S. hog prices have surged the past few weeks on signs that Chinese buyers have turned to the U.S. to make up for the dwindling of China's pig herds because of African swine fever (ASF), said a Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ) article on March 27. (endoftheamericandream.com)

African swine fever is a highly contagious, viral disease that infects pigs. (feedstuffs.com)
African swine fever is a viral disease of pigs and wild boar that is usually deadly. (foodnavigator.com)
African swine fever is a viral disease that only infects pigs, not people - so it is not a public health threat nor a food safety concern. (nzpork.co.nz)
African swine fever (ASF) is a viral disease that only impacts pigs. (canada.ca)

PenCheck may be used as the foundation for an effective and inexpensive monitoring program for swine populations, focused on early detection of ASF in symptomatic animals. (nationalhogfarmer.com)
African Swine Fever (ASF), the livestock illness that has decimated porcine populations across Asia since its advent in China in 2018, could deal a lethal blow to the pygmy hog, the world's rarest and smallest pig, according to an article in the journal Science . (org.in)
The disease has been present in Russia and the Ukraine since 2007, and has had devastating consequences within these countries swine populations, as it has been shown to be almost impossible to contain. (beefcentral.com)
These values, acknowledged as being unusually low compared to other East and southern African ASF-positive sylvatic-cycle host populations, have not been assessed since. (usu.edu)

citation needed] The virus is thought to be derived from a virus of soft tick (genus Ornithodoros) that infects wild swine, including giant forest hogs (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni), warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus), and bushpigs (Potamochoerus porcus). (wikipedia.org)
The forum was designed to bring together government and industry leaders to discuss the threat of African swine fever virus to the Americas. (k-state.edu)
Chief veterinary officers from Canada, United States and Mexico led this forum in an attempt to support international collaboration that will increase biosecurity and make it more difficult for African swine fever virus, which is a contagious and deadly disease, to spread throughout the Americas. (k-state.edu)
Niederwerder leads a team that investigates the risk and mitigation of the current circulating strain of African swine fever virus spreading in feed and feed ingredients. (k-state.edu)
In February, Hong Kong culled 3,000 herds in a farm after eight pigs tested positive for the African swine fever virus. (theepochtimes.com)
Of note, the researchers say the disease signs and necropsy changes caused by ASF virus are similar with those caused by other pig acute diseases, such as classical swine fever and highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome. (nationalhogfarmer.com)
Ticks of the Ornithodoros moubata complex were collected from domestic pig sties and dwelling houses, and from a warthog habitat, and tested for the presence of African swine fever (ASF) virus. (open.ac.uk)
Megan Niederwerder, assistant professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, recently published an overview on the significance of the collective feed research related to swine viruses and specifically to African swine fever virus. (swineweb.com)
"Risk and Mitigation of African Swine Fever Virus in Feed" was published March 18 in the journal Animals. (swineweb.com)
Since the 2013 introduction of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus into the United States, researchers have investigated the potential role of feed and feed ingredients for the transboundary spread of swine diseases," Niederwerder said. (swineweb.com)
Investigations in my laboratory have characterized the stability of the African swine fever virus in feed ingredients subjected to transoceanic shipment conditions, the virus's transmissibility through the natural consumption of plant-based feed, and the mitigation potential of certain feed additives to inactivate African swine fever virus in feed. (swineweb.com)
A rapidly expanding geographic distribution of African swine fever virus continues to increase the risk of U.S. incursion. (swineweb.com)
Niederwerder's article looks at potential ways to reduce African swine fever virus risk through feed biosecurity as well as through both physical and chemical mitigation protocols, such as heat treatment, storage time, and antimicrobial feed additives. (swineweb.com)
The Mkuze Game Reserve (MGR), in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa is an African swine fever virus (ASF) controlled area. (usu.edu)
Inactivation of African swine fever virus inoculated in liquid plasma by spray drying and storage for 14 days at 4°C or 20°C. (bvsalud.org)
African swine fever virus - variants on the rise. (cdc.gov)

To establish and sustain global research partnerships that will generate scientific knowledge and tools to contribute to the successful prevention, control and where feasible eradication of African Swine Fever (ASF). (usda.gov)

Ensure all staff and colleagues are aware of the risks posed by African swine fever and that they comply with all biosecurity measures when visiting any pig unit. (npa-uk.org.uk)

In the acute form of the disease caused by highly virulent strains, pigs may develop a high fever, but show no other noticeable symptoms for the first few days. (wikipedia.org)
African swine fever (ASF) is widespread in Africa but diagnosis of the disease and culling of infected animals and is rarely introduced to other continents. (cdc.gov)
African Swine Fever (ASF) is a devastating disease occurring for the first time in certain eastern areas of the European Union (EU), according to EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (foodnavigator.com)
Epidemiological analyses of African swine fever in the European Union', EFSA claims the persistence of the disease in wild boar and the limited number of control measures available represents a challenge for the whole EU agricultural sector, in particular the pig farming industry. (foodnavigator.com)
The key to control is early detection-so all pig-keepers must report any clinical signs of the disease, which are very similar to classical swine fever. (npa-uk.org.uk)
African Swine Fever is a lethal viral transboundary non-zoonotic animal disease of domestic pigs and wild boars that has been present in the Balkans for several years now. (fao.org)
Since the beginning of August 2018, China has been affected by several cases of African Swine Fever, and the disease has now been found on a pig farm in which IFU and the Danish Agribusiness Fund are investors. (ifu.dk)
African swine fever (ASF) is a fatal disease of pigs. (metsastajaliitto.fi)
South Africa and Zambia notified the disease in 2018 through the Six-monthly reports and through IN and FUR's. (woah.org)
A classification of the affected population (by wild boar, backyard and farm swine) was made considering their different roles in the epidemiology of the disease. (woah.org)
African swine fever, or ASF, is the most significant foreign animal disease threat to U.S. swine production, Niederwerder said. (swineweb.com)
Since 2007, the disease has been reported in multiple countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. (express.co.uk)
Animal health in the Americas, 1979 : African swine fever, animal health laboratories and their support of health care programs in rural areas, proceedings of the XII Inter-American Meeting, at the Ministerial Level, on Foot-and-Mouth disease and Zoonoses Control, Willemstad, Cura ao, 17-20 April 1979. (who.int)

After nearly 50 years, African Swine Fever (ASF) has returned to threaten the Caribbean swine population, including Puerto Rico. (swinecast.com)

African swine fever is very contagious and is killing pigs and wild boars in Africa, Asia and parts of Europe. (ontariopork.on.ca)

African swine fever has plagued China since it emerged in the country in August 2018. (theepochtimes.com)
Since the beginning of August 2018, China has been affected by the feared Africa Swine Fever. (ifu.dk)
Since African swine fever (ASF) was diagnosed in China in August 2018, veterinarians have been studying the virus's characteristics and learning how to manage in barns. (hogvet.com)

In common with other viral hemorrhagic fevers, the main target cells for replication are those of monocyte, macrophage lineage. (wikipedia.org)
OIE), causes an acute hemorrhagic fever in domestic pigs. (cdc.gov)

Genotype I has been circulating in Europe, South America, the Caribbean, and western Africa. (wikipedia.org)

According to Paul Sundberg, executive director of Swine Health Information Center, the market for these kits will most likely be China, southeast Asia and maybe Eastern Europe. (nationalhogfarmer.com)
Is African Swine Fever Biocontainment in China Changing Management? (hogvet.com)
This successful experience in China contains great value for American swine practitioners. (hogvet.com)
The deadly swine fever began affecting pigs on farms in East Asia last year, after being identified in China in August. (express.co.uk)

African swine fever does not infect humans and it has never been found in Finland. (metsastajaliitto.fi)

The EBRD together with FAO has been successfully working together in mitigating risks related to animal diseases, in particular the African Swine Fever. (fao.org)
Manhattan - Eight years of extensive research, including work at Kansas State University, has led to a disquieting scenario for swine producers: Feed and feed ingredients could potentially serve as means for the introduction and transmission of foreign animal diseases of swine. (swineweb.com)
Niederwerder's latest review describes the current knowledge of feed as a risk for swine viruses and the opportunities for mitigating the risk to protect U.S. pork production and the global swine population from African swine fever and other foreign animal diseases. (swineweb.com)

African swine fever is harmless to humans but often fatal to pigs, leading to financial losses for farmers. (metro.us)

Cindy Trask is the Vice President of African Swine Fever Planning and Preparedness at Maple Leaf Foods. (swineweb.com)
Q: Did you ever imagine when you started your career that someday you'd be the Vice President of African Swine Fever Planning and Preparedness? (swineweb.com)

Widespread in wild boars in central Europe, it is almost always fatal and could devastate the EU's swine industry. (nature.com)

African Swine Fever is not harmful to humans, but the vast majority of the pigs that catch it end up dead. (endoftheamericandream.com)

Veterinary researcher Niederwerder speaks at International African Swine Fever Forum. (k-state.edu)
African swine fever is currently the most significant threat to worldwide swine production," Niederwerder said. (k-state.edu)

African Swine Fever (ASF) returns to the Caribbean is the focus of this 'At The Meeting' Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison . (swinecast.com)

From what we know, there is no ASF in and around Orang National Park as there is an almost negligible domestic swine population there. (org.in)
Strategies range from complete depopulation of the swine population, as was done in 1978, to a system of passive surveillance with endemicity, with many in-between. (authorea.com)

Results of the analysis showed that the Georgia from domestic pigs or from wildlife hosts in eastern and isolates group within genotype II, which suggests that the southern Africa. (cdc.gov)

ROME (Reuters) - Italy will launch a cull of wild boars around Rome after African swine fever was found in one of the thousands that live in the Italian capital and the surrounding countryside, local authorities said on Monday. (metro.us)

The Bono Regional Director of the Veterinary Services, Dr. Donald Joachim Darko, has confirmed that some seven farms have so far been affected with African Swine fever in the Jaman North District. (myjoyonline.com)

Signs of African Swine Fever often include high fever, decreased appetite, weakness and general lethargy. (nzpork.co.nz)

Centre de Coopéra- with the exception of Sardinia, where ASF has remained tion Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développe- endemic since 1982 ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
ASF is endemic in sub - Saharan Africa. (foodnavigator.com)

They were introduced into southern Africa from Europe and the Far East by the Portuguese (300 years ago) and Chinese (600 years ago), respectively. (wikipedia.org)
It originated in Africa before spreading to Europe and Asia and has killed hundreds of millions of pigs worldwide. (metro.us)

Typical signs of ASF are similar to swine fever. (foodnavigator.com)

We've confirmed some cases of African Swine fever in the Jaman North district of the Bono region, specifically a community known as Jankufa. (myjoyonline.com)

Protecting the North American swine industry from ASF is of critical importance for animal health and producer livelihood. (k-state.edu)
Relevant experts from the DR private swine industry sector were identified through "snowball sampling" techniques. (authorea.com)
First, relevant stakeholders within the DR private swine industry were asked to identify individuals that they would consider experts for ASF in the DR. Experts identified through this process were contacted to participate. (authorea.com)
This analysis is a tool for discussions at the private-public interface and facilitate cooperation between the DR government and swine industry. (authorea.com)

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