Swine Fever

Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia fight African swine fever, ask for help

BELGRADE/SARAJEVO, (Reuters) - An outbreak of the African swine fever has forced pig breeders in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia to cull thousands of pigs since June and is putting pressure…

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Bosnia reports African swine fever outbreak, WOAH says

PARIS, June 23 (Reuters) - Bosnia has reported an outbreak of African swine fever, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Friday. The disease was detected in a…

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Poland reports outbreaks of African swine fever in wild boar, WOAH says

PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Poland has reported outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in five wild boar in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)…

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Greece detects African swine fever in a wild boar

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Greece has detected African swine fever in a wild boar in the north of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.…

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Romania confirms African swine fever outbreak at pig farm

BUCHAREST, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Romania has confirmed an outbreak of African Swine Fever at a large pig farm in the western county of Timis and that 39,000 animals will…

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Germany has two more African swine fever cases in farm pigs – ministry

HAMBURG, July 3 (Reuters) - Two more case of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in farm pigs in Germany, Germany’s federal agriculture ministry said. One was in the western state…

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Towards the elimination of wild boar in Lazio because of swine fever

The Italian region of Lazio is to double its planned cull of wild boar to 50,000 amid an outbreak of swine fever in the region around Rome, according to the…

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Vietnam develops ‘world’s first’ African swine fever vaccine for commercial use

HANOI, June 1 (Reuters) - Vietnam said on Wednesday it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of becoming the first country…

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China suspends pork imports from Italy due to African swine fever case

BEIJING, Jan 26 (Reuters) - China's agriculture ministry said on Wednesday it had suspended pork imports from Italy after African swine fever was detected in a wild boar in the…

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Thailand rejects allegations of African swine fever cover-up

BANGKOK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Thailand on Monday denied accusations it has covered up an outbreak of African swine fever, after a university lab test conducted last month indicated a…

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Deadly African swine fever found in wild boar in Italy, regional government says

Jan 7 (Reuters) - African swine fever, a deadly hog disease, has been found in a wild boar in Italy's Piedmont region, the regional government said in a statement on…

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China reports African swine fever outbreak on Hainan island

China reported an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) at a pig farm on Hainan island in the southern part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday.…

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African Swine Fever is 2020’s next threat

As African swine fever (ASF) marches swiftly across countries affecting food security and livelihoods of some of the world's most vulnerable populations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…

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China bans German pork imports after African swine fever case

China announced on Saturday a ban on the import of pork and pig products from Germany after the European country confirmed its first case of African swine fever in a…

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Germany confirms first case of swine fever in wild animal

A case of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a wild boar in eastern Germany, the country's agriculture minister said on Thursday. The case concerned a wild boar,…

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Germany puts up fences at Polish border to contain swine fever spread

In an attempt to prevent an outbreak of swine fever, Germany's Agriculture Ministry is putting up electric fences to stop wild boars from crossing its border with Poland. No case…

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130,000 pigs slaughtered in Bulgaria, in an attempt to limit swine fever

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said the Balkan state’s government will compensate owners who voluntarily cull their domestic pigs, as the country works to stamp out an outbreak of the…

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