Swine news - Pig health

The core area has been expanded to the northeast after ASF was detected in dead wild boars found in Hujakkala, Lappeenranta.

Representatives from veterinary services met in Barbados to update their national rapid response plans, with technical support from IICA and the USDA.

Export bans are estimated to lose over 7 million euros worth of pork by the end of the year.

The additional restricted zone is considered free from ASF and serves as a buffer between the infected zone and the rest of Finland.

The Government of Canada is helping industry further develop the tools needed to safeguard animal health, strengthen sector resilience, and support future growth.

The committee, chaired by Guatemala, discussed the strengthening of OIRSA and the standardization of protocols in the face of transboundary phytosanitary and zoosanitary threats.

Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, met with his Philippine counterpart, Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr., to discuss new avenues for collaboration in the agricultural and fisheries sectors and to strengthen trade relations between Spain and the Philippines.

African swine fever was found in a wild boar 40 km west of the previous infected zone boundary.

A technical mission from the regional organization evaluated the Animal Health Epidemiological Surveillance System and trained regional officials.

According to ANICE, Spanish pork exports to Japan and Mexico lost nearly €350 million in value in the first half of 2026.

The first African swine fever vaccine for fatteners has been cleared for public sale.

The island of Lolland, an important agricultural area, is now completely free of PRRS.

FAO, WHO and WOAH highlight the economic benefits of One Health investment and call for stronger prevention and Veterinary Services.

Since the first detection of the disease in late July, Finland has confirmed 35 ASF cases in wild boar, all in the municipality of Virolahti.

The Regional Bank of Antigens and Vaccines against foot and mouth disease (BANVACO) is coordinated by PANAFTOSA/PAHO and allows member countries to quickly have emergency vaccines available against different variants of the virus.

The second outbreak of African swine fever in domestic pigs in the country was detected on August 9.

Agrocalidad is at 65% of its goal to immunize more than 2 million animals before October.

The plan aims to strengthen core surveillance, expand collaborative networks, and embrace innovation.

South Africa’s largest recorded outbreak of ASF in commercial piggeries, which affected farms during the 2025/26 season, has been contained.

USDA is making available $35 million for partnerships to respond to the threat feral swine pose to American agriculture, landscapes and human and livestock health.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) presented a blueprint for a new global approach to tackle transboundary animal diseases.

The virus, which causes striking symptoms, was recently detected in a piglet in Flanders for the first time.

African swine fever has been detected in Finland for the first time, with the virus identified in wild boar found in the country's southeast. The authorities have established a restricted zone.

The European Commission has published recommendations clarifying when veterinarians may use the cascade despite the availability of an authorized veterinary medicinal product.