AVMA - African Swine Fever Threat Neutralized by Collective Action
African swine fever threat neutralized by collective action
Keeping African swine fever (ASF) out of the United States has been a priority for animal health officials and the swine industry. Once confined to Africa, the highly contagious viral disease affecting domestic and wild pigs has been reported in more than 80 countries since 2005.
Dr. Lydia Carpenter
Its incursion almost seemed imminent when, in July 2021, the disease reappeared in the Americas after an absence of almost 40 years, having been diagnosed in pigs in the Dominican Republic and later in Haiti.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)...
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