African swine fever

World animal health body warns of swine fever vaccine risks as Vietnam readies exports

THE World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) is warning that more testing of African swine fever vaccines is needed, triggered by Vietnam’s plans to export doses in coming months to fight a disease...

The approval of the vaccines could pave the way for possible sales abroad, a major breakthrough to tackle the deadly animal disease that regularly ravages pig farms worldwide.

Vietnam approves commercial use of first African swine fever vaccines

Vietnam has approved the domestic commercial use of two home-grown vaccines against African swine fever, the government said on Monday (Jul 24), making them the world’s first commercial vaccines again...