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NewsNew UK border campaign warns of threat of African swine fever
Defra announces new poster campaign warning holidaymakers of the risks around bringing contaminated pork products into the UK.
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NewsBoosting biosecurity and border measures to control African swine fever in Asia
The OIE and FAO convened the 2nd meeting of the GFTADs Standing Group of Experts on the disease for Asia in Tokyo, Japan on 30-31 July 2019. The meeting aims to develop recommendations on biosecurity and border controls that can help curb the spread of ASF and its devastating consequences.
CFIA officially documents Canada's historical freedom from ASF
The Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) for Canada, Dr. Jaspinder Komal, issued the following statement about an important step to communicate our preparedness for African swine fever (ASF):
ASF in Bulgaria: outbreaks surge in domestic pigs, three of them on large farms.
After almost a year without outbreaks in domestic pigs, 21 outbreaks have been confirmed in July, 3 of them on farms with 17,000; 30,000 and 40,000 animals.
Poland confirms ASF on a farm with more than 9,000 pigs
Located in the voivodate of Varmia and Masuria, it is the greatest outbreak detected in Poland so far.
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NewsFirst emergence of ASF in Slovakia
Slovakia confirms, for the first time, ASF in its territory. The disease has affected pigs kept on backyard farms near the border with Hungary.
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ASF simulation exercise in Mexico
More than 500 people will participate in the African Swine Fever (ASF) Mega-Drill in Mexico, including observers from the USA, Canada and Central America.
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NewsBulgaria confirms the largest ASF outbreak on domestic pigs
The new confirmed outbreak, near the border with Romania, housed 17,000 susceptible animals.
Bulgaria: massive information campaign to prevent the spread of the ASF
The Ministry launches a massive information campaign in the Bulgarian risk areas to prevent the spread of the African swine fever.
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NewsASF in Belgium: evolution of the outbreaks since the first case
Drop in the number of positive wild boars found dead or culled by the health authorities since February 2019.
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NewsEU: The Commission would remain active in fighting ASF
The Commission underlined once again the crucial importance of multi-sectorial cooperation to control the disease.
EU: Agriculture Work programme of Finland's presidency
Finland's presidency presented its work programmeand outlined its main priorities in the agriculture and fisheries sectors.
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China confirms the existence of weak points in the control of ASF
The Central Committee of the Party and the Council of State of China have confirmed that, in spite of the prevention and control measures against ASF since its emergence in August 2018, there are still many weak points in the supervision of the pig industry chain, and it is necessary to strengthen the prevention and control systems.
Spain: drop in the consumption of colistin in pigs by 97.18%
The REDUCE program has reached a drop in the consumption of colistin in pigs by 97.18 % (2015-2018), although Spain still is among the countries with a greatest antibiotic consumption in the European Union.
Mexico: integral biosecurity to prevent the entry of ASF
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) is implementing actions for the prevention of ASF in entry points such as ports, airports and borders, and it is strict with the imports of non-pork products from countries with positive cases.
ASF in Laos: The second confirmed outbreak is located near the border with Thailand
The outbreak is located near the border with Thailand.
Vietnam faces pork scarcity
ASF has caused an important decrease in the pig census in Vietnam, that is the main consumer of pork products per capita in Southeast Asia.
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NewsASF in Vietnam: 11% of the pig census has been culled
Since the emergence of ASF in Vietnam, the disease has been confirmed in all its provinces, except in Ninh Thuan.
North Ireland: detection of ASF DNA fragments in meat brought illegally by passengers
A sample of seizures have been tested at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) resulting in the detection of ASF DNA fragments.
ASF Bulgaria: first outbreaks in domestic pigs in 2019, near Romania
African swine fever cases have been detected in domestic pigs in the province of Pleven, right beside the border with Romania.
Canada, EU agree to ASF zoning
Canada and European Union mitigate potential trade impacts by allowing safe trade in disease-free zones in the event of an African swine fever outbreak.
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NewsASF: China’s share of world pigmeat imports
China Agricultural Outlook (2019 –2028) provides projections for agricultural markets that incorporate the effects of the ASF outbreak on the country’s pigmeat market.
Philippines reinforces measures against African Swine Fever
Following the reported outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in neighboring Asian countries, the Department of Agriculture (DA) continues to reinforce stringent import policies, early detection, and strict biosecurity measures to protect the country’s swine industry.
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NewsPhilippines bans German pork imports over ASF fears
The ban was imposed after it was discovered that a shipment of pork supposedly coming from Germany was found to contain boxes of pork from Poland, a country which has cases of the African Swine Fever.