Indonesia has become the latest Asian country to face an outbreak of African swine fever, a deadly pig virus devastating farmers across the region. On Wednesday, the country's agriculture ministry ...

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 ...

Canada is preparing for a quick and overwhelming response should African swine fever be found domestically, but zoning agreements with some major trade partner countries are still in the works.

More than six million pigs have been culled in Asia after the virus was discovered A boar with African swine fever has been found dead in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas.

“When pigs contract African swine fever, they carry a large viral load. The virus is present in their excreta, saliva, and other bodily fluids. Often, a farmer might not take immediate action if one ...

African swine fever does not infect humans ... near the ferry terminal in Busan where ships depart for Kyushu. The virus can be spread by people. On Feb. 9, animal quarantine officials at ...

Additionally, four cases of swine flu have been reported within the legislated African ... return with fever and worse cough. Most people around the world who catch the pandemic virus have mild ...