Disease surveillance is table talk today, but most of it is not actionable. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World Organization for Animal Health united in late October to launch The Global Control of ASF Initiative to keep African swine fever at bay. The program helps swine professionals in multiple capacities to coordinate and strengthen control measures to minimize the impact ASF.
ASF continues to spread rapidly and an approved vaccine still does not exist. No country is safe from ASF.”
Source: PORK, November 9, 2020. Link. In countries where ASF has not been diagnosed, including the U.S., efforts are focused on prevention. Continued investments need to be made globally in veterinary services and the effective implementation of international standards, particularly those related to biosecurity and surveillance
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