The Truth About African Swine Fever Around the Globe

February 5, 2024 — 

African swine fever (ASF) has been detected in over 50 countries in recent years. It continues to spread across Europe, Asia and Africa. Although this deadly disease of swine may seem miles away, the urgency to protect the U.S. swine herd from ASF has never been greater.

National Pork Board Chief Veterinarian Dusty Oedekoven recently traveled to the Global Consortium on African Swine Fever Virus in Rome to gather with world-renowned experts in ASF to discuss lessons learned, epidemiology, control in wild pig populations, diagnostics, surveillance and more.

At the end of the day, the main goal was to explore ways to continue to work together across the globe to fight this virus. Oedekoven shares three key takeaways from what he learned.

Read the article at Farm Journal's Pork.

[Source: Farm Journal's Pork 30 January by Jennifer Shike]