USDA APHIS Updates ASF Response Plans

October 11, 2023 — 

The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is pleased to announce significant updates to the African Swine Fever (ASF) response plans for domestic pig and feral swine response. These updates are the result of intensive collaborations between the APHIS ASF Technical Working Group; APHIS programs including Veterinary Services, Wildlife Services, International Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine Preclearance Programs, and Emergency Regulatory and Compliance Services; the ASF Harvest Establishment Working Group, and the United States Animal Health Association Swine Committee.

The updated materials are listed here and include a revised ASF Redbook, Harvest Facility Response Plans, Control Area Permit Templates, and responder "Playbooks" for domestic pigs and feral swine. All of these materials are linked to the APHIS ASF response page.

[Source: USDA APHIS 6 October 2023]