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 […]
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 23, 2021

SHIC-AASV Webinar Delves into PRRS 1-4-4 1C Incidence and Possible Pathways of Entry

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) 1-4-4 1C appeared in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa in late 2020. Dramatic clinical signs on farms raised concern […]
July 14, 2021

SHIC-Funded ASF Study on Test-and-Remove Protocol in Vietnam Finds it Unreliable

Another research project on African swine fever (ASF) in Vietnam, made possible by a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service grant obtained by the Swine Health Information Center […]
June 3, 2021

SHIC Vietnam Research Update Shared During Global Hog Industry Virtual Conference

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