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FOCUS ON...African Swine Fever (ASF) recent developments - timely updates
Worrisome dynamics: Steady spread towards unaffected areas could have disastrous impact
[cid:image002.jpg@01CD9110.409B0D60]African swine fever (ASF) is now established beyond Africa, in the Caucasus and the Russian Federation, where it is having a particularly devastating impact on small-scale pig farmers, who are losing a valuable protein source and cash income. In the past, the virus was already detected outside Africa from the 1950s to the 1980s in Europe, the Caribbean and Brazil. [Download the full PDF<http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap372e/ap372e.pdf>]
Inside:
· Current ASF dynamics (2011/12)
· Disease impact
· Epidemiological outlook
· Response and action
· Recommendations: prevention and control measures for ASF and
other infectious diseases of swine
· Further reading
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