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ProjectEnhance Regional Animal Health Capacity to Prepare and Respond to Risks of African Swine Fever Introduction and Spread in the Pacific - TCP/SAP/3805 2025
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No results found.The project addresses critical gaps in veterinary capacity within Pacific communities, which currently have limited ability to respond to Animal Health Emergencies, particularly in the face of threats like African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF is a highly contagious and fatal viral disease affecting domestic pigs and wild boar, with a near 100 percent fatality rate and no available vaccine or treatment. The disease has spread rapidly across Europe and Asia, causing devastating losses in pig populations and severe economic and social impacts, especially in China, where the disease led to the loss of millions of pigs. The spread of ASF has now reached Papua New Guinea, posing a significant risk to neighbouring Pacific nations, including the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, where the introduction of ASF could lead to substantial economic and social consequences. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetStrengthen capacity to control African swine fever and other high impact transboundary animal diseases in Asia
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2024Also available in:
No results found.A project factsheet of the Strengthen capacity to control African swine fever and other high impact transboundary animal diseases in Asia project. It identifies the project's information, objectives, key activities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) contribution. This factsheet is a part of the project factsheet series by the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) in the Asia and the Pacific region. -
NewsletterAfrican Swine Fever (ASF) recent developments - timely updates
Worrisome dynamics: Steady spread towards unaffected areas could have disastrous impact (Vol. 6 - September 2012)
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No results found.African swine fever (ASF) is now established beyond Africa, in the Caucasus and the Russian Federation, where it is having a particularly devastating impact on small-scale pig farmers, who are losing a valuable protein source and cash income. In the past, the virus was already detected outside Africa from the 1950s to the 1980s in Europe, the Caribbean and Brazil. The recent developments in Eastern Europe indicate that a further geographic expansion of ASF is likely to occur, requiring increased prevention and vigilance to protect swine populations and the associated business and livelihoods...
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