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A total of 33 countries in the Americas and the Caribbean agreed to join efforts to support the DR in implementing actions to control and eradicate African swine fever and prevent its spread.

The lifting of the Japanese embargo is particularly significant as Japan represents an important market for the Belgian pork sector.

Two farms have reported outbreaks of ASF so far in 2021 affecting a total of 13,124 susceptible animals.

In mid-September, the European Parliament is due to vote on a ban on the use in animals of antibiotics of importance in humans.

This investment will ultimately help prevent and minimize the negative impacts of COVID-19 and other emerging and zoonotic diseases on animal health, the economy, public health, and food security.

So far three ASF outbreaks on pig farms have been reported in 2021.

OIE data show positive samples were found in backyard farms in April.

A total of 22 organizations from 18 Latin American countries have formed a continent-wide committee to prevent the entry of African swine fever into the region.