Swine news - Pig health

Farm Innovations Nigeria launches Vetwiz 2.0, an AI platform for livestock disease monitoring, outbreak alerts and diagnostics.

The report maps locations of wild pigs and provincial prevention, management, and removal activities.

FAO and Nigeria have launched a strategy to boost African Swine Fever prevention, biosecurity and farmers’ training.

FAO supports Nigeria’s agriculture with trained veterinary paraprofessionals, addressing gaps in animal health services in rural areas.

The Accra Veterinary Laboratory has confirmed the first cases of ASF in Sogakope, placing the area on code red after over 200 pig deaths.

Wild Pigs Canada offers a central source for tools, information, and resources to address the threat of invasive wild pigs.

African Swine Fever has been confirmed in Bredasdorp, Cape Agulhas Municipality, South Africa, with nearly 800 pigs quarantined.

Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture has imposed a ban on the movement of swine and pork products within Luweero District following an ASF outbreak.

The Alerts Tool provides a nationally accessible inventory of animal health disease alerts from across Canada.

Canada’s livestock and poultry sectors have collaborated to address foot and mouth disease , African swine fever, and highly pathogenic avian influenza.

South Africa risks its pork industry to protect citrus exports as US trade demands market access for pork despite PRRS disease concerns.

Europe records nearly 7,000 ASF cases in wild boars in just the first 6 months of 2025, while outbreaks on farms remain stable.

Migori County has banned the movement of pigs in and out of Awendo Sub-County due to an African Swine Fever outbreak.

The National Pork Board and industry partners are actively developing a comprehensive National Swine Health Strategy.

A record billion-pound investment to protect the British public and the economy from future pandemics.

Canada is making significant progress towards the creation of a dedicated foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank.

This standard aims to provide minimum standards for safe and effective vaccines.

Inaugural State of the World’s Animal Health report finds several animal diseases reaching new areas, with half of those reported able to jump to people.

The EU and the UK will work on an SPS agreement that would reduce controls and certificates in the trade of agri-food products.

Personal imports for travellers from the EU remain banned.

Slovakia detects its first outbreak of African swine fever in 2025 on a commercial farm with more than 18,000 pigs.