EFSA’s latest advice on African swine fever looks at the risk of the virus being introduced to non-affected regions of the EU via pathways such as feed, bedding materials and...
The number of wild boar that have fallen victim to African Swine Fever virus (ASFv) in Germany has exceeded 1,000. In an update from the German authorities the count is...
What used to be a concern of pig producers is now a concern of the whole human population: the fight against viruses. It would not be fair to generalise all...
The permanent border fence between Germany’s Brandenburg state and Poland nears completion. In a press release, the responsible minister indicated to be optimistic....
The words ‘viruses’ and ‘cooperation’ both form key concepts through the life and career of professor José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno. The 2 concepts come together in the latest project he has...
The outbreak of African swine fever in two eastern German states has caused a dramatic drop in pork exports to Asia. Some pig farmers are barely able to make ends...
New variants of the African swine fever virus circulating in China appear to cause a milder form of the disease, making it less deadly but harder to detect and to...
The death toll of African Swine Fever (ASF) amongst wild boar in the border zone between Poland and Germany has exceeded the 4,000 mark....
Latest assignment for African Swine Fever virus exterminator...
Chinese scientists have found a natural mutation in the African swine fever virus they say could be less deadly than the strain that ravaged the world’s largest pig herd in...