Mike Pearson takes a look at the need for a national animal disease response plan as state agriculture officials push.

Croatia has been affected by African swine fever (ASF) since 2023, with hundreds of cases confirmed in wild boars. To control the outbreak, the government announced a series of measures in October ...

State ag departments support USDA action plans for highly pathogenic avian influenza, New World screwworm and African swine ...

Since the first ASF detection in two wild boars in November 2025, 103 positive cases have been found in the country from the ...

According to the U.S Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), African swine fever is a "deadly pig disease that spreads rapidly" among livestock. Although ...

A new model looked at the numbers associated with detecting and containing a potential African swine fever virus (ASFV) outbreak in the U.S. and found that sampling and laboratory capacity are areas ...

Lagos State government has intensified its biosecurity measures and support programmes for pig farmers as part of a proactive effort to protect the state’s livestock industry from a worrying global ...

An international team of scientists has found that a promising African swine fever (ASF) vaccine can protect pigs against some strains of the virus but offers little or no protection against others.

On November 26, two wild boars were found dead in Bellaterra, Barcelona in Spain. The deaths were found to be the result of African swine fever, a disease which does not affect humans but is often ...