Spain’s Central Veterinary Laboratory in Madrid has confirmed three more wild boars have tested positive for African swine fever. Authorities say the dead animals were discovered near the 13 ...

After a major outbreak of African swine fever in 2018, China massively industrialized its pig farming sector to ensure food ...

African swine fever virus is a highly contagious, fatal disease in pigs that spreads rapidly. There is no commercially available treatment or vaccine for the virus, posing a significant threat to ...

The disease has already forced authorities to quarantine 55 pig farms, reports El Economista. This comes at a critical time ...

Thirteen cases of African swine fever have been confirmed in dead wild boars in Catalonia. It is suspected the outbreak started after the disease was leaked from a laboratory in the Spanish region ...

On November 26, two wild boars were found dead in Bellaterra, Barcelona in Spain. The deaths were found to be the result of African swine fever, a disease which does not affect humans but is often ...

An international team of scientists has found that a promising African swine fever (ASF) vaccine can protect pigs against some strains of the virus but offers little or no protection against others.

Pig farmers have a problem. Since it was first detected in Kenya a century ago, African swine fever has spread to over 50 countries worldwide. In China, recent outbreaks have killed an estimated 40% ...

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China detected African swine fever in pigs being transported to Guangxi region from outside provinces, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday. The disease was found in 52 pigs ...

SEMBACH KASERNE, Germany - Several cases of African Swine Fever have been confirmed in domestic pigs and wild boar across the European continent the past couple of years. African Swine Fever is a ...

Scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) say they have developed a reverse genetics system ...