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Vietnam's prime minister calls for ASF measures as outbreaks at over 530
Monday, November 27, 2023
Vietnam's Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, has recently issued an official statement requesting a focus on the implementation of measures to prevent and control African swine fever.
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ASF detected in southern Vietnam
Thursday, November 23, 2023
African swine fever (ASF) has been detected in Tien Giang Province, southern Vietnam, with outbreaks identified in 53 swine farms since the beginning of the year, Saigon News reported.
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Ten ASF studies conducted in Vietnam completed
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Ten field projects studying African swine fever (ASF) in Vietnam have been concluded and are helping inform the US pork industry's prevention and preparedness efforts, according to the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC).
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More than 2,000 ASF cases confirmed within Poland's wild boar population
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Poland has seen 2,347 cases of African swine fever (ASF) among its wild boar population since the start of 2023, the country's Chief Veterinary Inspectorate reported this month.
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ASF reported in parts of Ha Tinh province, Vietnam
Monday, November 20, 2023
African swine fever (ASF) was reported in parts of Vietnam, specifically, Cam Duong Commune, Cam Xuyen District, and Lam Trung Thuy Commune, Duc Tho District, in the central province of Ha Tinh.
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US FDA to remove common veterinary drug from pork farms amid human cancer concerns
Thursday, November 16, 2023
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) aims to withdraw a widely used veterinary drug employed by US pork farms from the market, prompted by apprehensions that the drug, carbadox, may present a cancer risk to humans consuming pork products, CBS News reported.
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Australian researchers collaborate with MBF Therapeutics to evaluate ASF vaccine candidate
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Australian researchers at the CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) have joined forces with United States company MBF Therapeutics to assess the effectiveness of an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine candidate, Farm Journal’s Pork reported.
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USDA-ARS researchers reduce classification of ASF strains to six genotypes
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
The US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) has announced that researchers have reclassified the number of African swine fever (ASF) virus strains from 25 to only six unique genotypes.
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ASF detected in Hong Kong, 5,600 swine to be culled
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Hong Kong authorities have issued an order to cull approximately 5,600 swine after detecting African swine fever (ASF) at a licensed swine farm in the Lau Fau Shan area, near the mainland China border, Channel News Asia reported.
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Thailand issues warning against consuming raw pork after surge in Streptococcus suis cases
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Health officials in Thailand are cautioning the public against the consumption of raw or undercooked pork following a surge in Streptococcus suis cases, with recorded instances reaching 500 and 24 reported deaths from January to November 2023 across various provinces, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC ...
