A research team led by NARO has successfully developed an immortalized red river hog blood-derived macrophage cell line.

Domestic pigs infected with ASFV exhibit symptoms, but Red river hogs infected with ASFV are asymptomatic. This may be related to the in vitro cell culture model showing that ASFV proliferation was ...

Mouthwatering Prosciutto di Parma is enjoyed around the world. But Italian ham fans need to brace themselves for potential ...

African swine fever (ASF) is sweeping across northern Italy ... faced the devastation firsthand when one of his pigs tested positive for the virus in August. Within a week, the government ordered ...

A research team led by NARO has successfully developed an immortalized red river hog blood-derived macrophage cell line.

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Movement of live pigs, pork, pork products, and swine genetic materials in and out of Ilocos Region’s ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the temporary ban it slapped on pigs and pork products from Sweden. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. issued Memorandum Order (MO) 53, which ...

With the death of 13 pigs in a backyard farm in Gayzor village, Samdrupjongkhar, the agriculture ministry (MoAF) notified farmers to be cautious of African Swine Fever (ASF ... like people carrying ...

Red river hogs (RRHs) (Potamochoerus porcus), a wild species of Suidae living in Africa, have grabbed much attention as an animal that harbors African ...

An exception is the transmission of African swine fever virus, a DNA virus, by soft ticks. All other arboviruses are RNA viruses belonging to the Flaviviridae, Togaviridae, Bunyavirales ...

African swine fever, a highly contagious disease that can be fatal to pigs, has also had an impact on production. Although not a danger to humans, the virus can be spread by people, including ...