Bulgaria will upgrade the National Animal Identification System
This year, Bulgaria will update and upgrade the National Information System for Registration, Identification, Tracking and Control of Animal Health Status - VetIS.
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First 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.
Bulgaria confirms the largest ASF outbreak on domestic pigs
The new confirmed outbreak, near the border with Romania, housed 17,000 susceptible animals.
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.
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.
China: pork production drops by 5.5%
Pork production has dropped by 5,5%, with a total of 24.7 million tonnes.
ASF 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.
EU: The Commission would remain active in fighting ASF
The Commission underlined once again the crucial importance of multi-sectorial cooperation to control the disease.
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.
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.
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.
ASF in Laos: The second confirmed outbreak is located near the border with Thailand
The outbreak is located near the border with Thailand.
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 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.
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.