Although it seemed like diseases like African swine fever (ASF) took a backseat during the pandemic, the Covid-19 crisis taught the industry an important lesson about disease outbreaks: more work is needed, writes Jennifer Shrike.
She shares four lessons shared during a June webinar. 
We need:
- more research and funding at the federal level
- effective response plans
- more testing methodologies and the ability to interpret the tests
- to be able to rapidly determine where disease is and is not
Source: Pork, June 26, 2020. Link.
Also see: AFS present in over 50 countries, AgriMarketing, June 26, 2020. Link. When it comes to African swine fever (ASF), today it seems it’s almost easier to say where the virus isn’t present.