For many diseases, the most common point of entry is infected pigs. “The first step in protecting herds is to ensure incoming ...

A new model looked at the numbers associated with detecting and containing a potential African swine fever virus (ASFV) ...

According to the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, 36 more pigs have died due to the virus, while 22 were culled as ...

A surge in African swine fever infections in China is set ... A milder form of the virus that has few clinical symptoms is common, making it challenging to detect, he added. Chinese hog prices ...

Quarantine authorities are increasingly on alert for African swine fever (ASF), a pig disease with a nearly 100 percent fatality rate that has spread to almost all areas surrounding Japan.

African swine fever does not infect humans, but its fatality rate is close to total for pigs and wild boars. No effective vaccine exists. Farm ministry officials said the disease was found in ...