Tag: African Swine Fever (ASF)

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 07:04 UTC

  African swine fever in the Dominican Republic; Army called in to eliminate thousands of pigs

  

  Alert in the Americas after the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory confirmed African swine fever (ASF) in samples collected from pigs in the Dominican Republic. ASF has forced China to cull millions of pigs since there is no vaccine to prevent the disease which is also highly contagious.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 09:41 UTC

  OIE world assembly begins on Sunday with representatives from 178 members

  

  The 82nd General Session of the World Assembly of OIE (Animal Health Organization) Delegates will be held from 25 to 30 May 2014, bringing together representatives of 178 OIE Members and observers from international organizations that have signed an official agreement with the OIE, as well as other international and regional organizations and invited guests.

• Wednesday, March 27th 2013 - 21:04 UTC

  African swine desert out of control in Russia and former Soviet republics

  

  African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in 2012 have been the worst yet in Russia, with over half a million pigs having fallen victim to the disease and subsequently culled. It is hard to pinpoint causes, but lack of bio-security knowledge appears to be part of the problem which seems out of control. Surrounding countries reporting ASF to the OIE included Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and even Ukraine.

• Thursday, January 3rd 2013 - 00:16 UTC

  EU investing heavily to prevent African swine fever spreading from Russia

  

  The European Union will invest €1.4 million to control African swine fever on the Italian island of Sardinia in 2013. The island is the only place in the EU where African Swine Fever (ASF) is still present.