Updated Information on ASF Discovery in Dominican Republic

On July 28, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic confirmed the presence of African swine fever (ASF) after learning the results of tests on 389 samples collected from pigs raised on farms and in backyards sent to the USDA – Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (Plum Island) through an existing cooperative surveillance program. Click below for the August 3 SHIC Global Swine Disease Monitoring Report containing updated information on ASF in the Dominican Republic.

August 4, 2021

Updated Information on ASF Discovery in Dominican Republic

On July 28, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic confirmed the presence of African swine fever (ASF) after learning the results of tests on […]
August 2, 2021

New Study Explores the Risk and Mitigation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus in Feed

Introducing important work examining the role of contaminated feed as a vector for transmission of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), a new study, funded by SHIC, the […]
August 1, 2021

August 2021 SHIC eNewsletter

ASF Diagnosed in Dominican Republic - First Discovery in Western Hemisphere since 1980s
SHIC Talk Episode Addresses Morbillivirus
SHIC-AASV Webinar Delves into PRRS 1-4-4 1C Entry Pathways
SHIC Fact Sheet Updates Provide Preparedness Resources for Emerging Disease
SHIC-Funded Research Identifies Potential Role of PPV2 in PRDC Development
SHIC Pursues Information on Novel Rotavirus to Determine Risk to US Swine Herd
August Disease Monitoring Reports
July 29, 2021

ASF has been reported in the Dominican Republic

On July 28, 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic confirmed the presence of African swine fever (ASF) after learning the results of tests […]
July 27, 2021

SHIC Adds to Preparedness with Updated PTV and JEV Fact Sheets

Two more fact sheets have been updated in the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) Swine Disease Fact Sheet Library. As part of SHIC’s mission to protect […]