African Swine Fever in Haiti
Haiti has recorded its first outbreak of the fatal pig virus, african swine fever, in 37 years. On August 26th 2021, The world organization for animal health “OIE” said it…
ASF in the Dominican Republic and Haiti gets closer to Puerto Rico and the US, the whole US pork industry at risk
Dr. Paul Sundberg, US Executive Director and the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) responds to risks the presence of ASF in Dominican Republic and Haiti represents to the US pork…
China recovers its pig herd to pre ASF level and pork price reaches minimums
According to the information provided by the Chinese food authorities, the country’s pig herd has recovered to 2018 figures, before the ASF devastated 40% of the stock. The recovery of…
China recovers pre ASF pig herd and pork price stumbles
The price of pork plummeted in China in the first semester of 2021. The size of the pig herd is China just recovered to pre African Swine Fever levels of…
Status of African Swine Fever vaccine in the US 2021
The USDA researchers at the ARS agency laboratory of Plum Island are making encouraging progress in the fight against ASF and the development of the a vaccine. African Swine Fever…