Swine news - Pig health

The individual route of personal imports of products of animal origin was considered the highest risk pathway.

South Africa expands rural animal healthcare by training veterinary paraprofessionals to run enterprises that boost livestock health and livelihoods.

South Africa is on high alert as summer heat and rains raise livestock disease risks, prompting surveillance to protect farms and food security.

Thirteen animals were found dead, all located within the high-risk zone defined by the 6-kilometer radius.

Confirmed foot and mouth disease in a Free State piggery highlights rising risks for South Africa’s commercial pork producers.

South Africa’s pork sector is on high alert as foot and mouth disease hits pigs, prompting biosecurity measures, quarantines and vaccine concerns.

In 2025, ASF evolved unevenly in Europe, with a slight upturn in domestic pigs and a significant increase in wild boar, which continue to act as the main reservoir of the virus. Of particular note was the emergence of the disease in Spain.

Current data does not allow confirmation that the ASF viral strain came from any laboratory, according to the sequencing performed by the IRB.

Study finds poor sanitation and pig management fuel Taenia solium spread in northern Uganda, posing ongoing public health risks without urgent control.

Two new secondary outbreaks have been reported with a total of 10 positive wild boars located near the outbreaks reported previously.

The Ministry of Agriculture has updated restrictions on exports of Spanish pork products, including new developments for Japan and the US.

These are two new secondary outbreaks involving a total of three animals, bringing the total number of positive animals since the outbreak began to 16, all of them within the high-risk zone.

The temporary ban affects live pigs, pork meat, pig skin, and other related products from Taiwan.

Update on the markets that have lifted some of their initial restrictions on Spanish pork due to the ASF outbreak.

The limit values ​​are now lowered by 20% for weaning pigs and slaughter pigs.

The latest ESUAvet report shows a 5% rise in antimicrobial sales for food-producing animals in 2024, signaling a potential shift in long-term declines.

The European Commission has defined the ASF infected zone in Catalonia and has applied urgent control measures to prevent its spread; the Osona region is excluded from the area.

Several countries, such as South Korea and Chile, have confirmed that they will accept regionalization.

The discovery of a virus similar to the one detected in Georgia does not rule out that the ASF outbreak could have originated in a biocontainment facility.

Seven wild boars that were found dead in the same Barcelona municipality, very close to where the other two appeared, have tested positive for African swine fever.

Mercolleida called an extraordinary session to adjust prices after the ASF outbreak. The live pig price fell by 10 cents/kg.

China accepts regionalization, meaning that it will only stop importing products originating from the province of Barcelona.

In a press conference, the Minister detailed what the impacts on the trade of Spanish pork could be after the confirmation of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boars last Friday.

The containment plan was launched following the confirmation of two cases of African swine fever in wild boars. Four possible new cases are awaiting official confirmation.