Frequently asked questions about the ASF virus detected in Barcelona The virus detected in Barcelona is ASF genotype II and has been classified in a new genetic group: #29.

We put together this FAQ on the African swine fever outbreak in Barcelona, based on current evidence. My group helped sequence the outbreak strain and compare it with other #ASFV virus genomes to explore its origins and features. #AfricanSwineFever
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Spanish Lab Leak Investigation Raises Questions About Transparency in Biological Security Exclusive Analysis: How AI Monitoring Could Have Changed the African Swine Fever Investigation Dr. Robert W. Malone When dead wild boars infected with African swine fever were discovered...

#Biosecurity #LaboratoryAccident #Spain #AfricanSwineFever #ArtificialIntelligence #DiseaseSurveillance
Spanish Lab Leak Investigation Raises Questions About Transparency in Biological Security
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A map of western and central Europe showing the locations of outbreaks of African swine fever. There a lots of dots in Eastern Europe and a zoomed in box highlighting the recent outbreak in Barcelona, Spain.

Latest #Africanswinefever risk assessment for the UK from DEFRAs international disease monitoring team. www.gov.uk/government/p...

The overall risk to the UK remains Medium, but the risk of importing potentially infectious material is High.

ASF Spain: Number of infected animals up to 27 - Pig Progress The number of wild boar in Spain, confirmed infected with African Swine Fever (ASF) virus, has gone up to 27. The animals have all been found in a zone north of Barcelona – but the most recent one was...

"On Friday, December 19, a wild boar turned out to be positive for ASF, when it was shot just south of the town Sant Cugat des Vallès. The other 26 carcasses were found in the town Bellaterra as well as west of the town Cerdanyola ..."

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#Spain #AfricanSwineFever

African swine fever outbreak in Spain may have leaked from research lab, officials say Authorities say strain of virus that has killed wild boars in Catalonia is one often used for experiments in secure facilities

“The ‘Georgia 2007’ virus strain is a ‘reference’ virus frequently used in experimental infections in containment facilities to study the virus or to evaluate the efficacy of vaccines, which are currently under development. The report ...”

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#AfricanSwineFever

African swine fever outbreak in Spain may have leaked from research lab, officials say Authorities say strain of virus that has killed wild boars in Catalonia is one often used for experiments in secure facilities

#African #swine #fever #outbreak in #Spain may have leaked from research #lab ...

| #AfricanSwineFever | #ASF | #virus | #pathogen | Via @theguardian.com

#AfricanSwineFever bites! Carcass removal works to contain the spread, thus @enetwild.com has released a review of methods to find and date wild boar carcasses zenodo.org/records/1759... as well as recommendations for carcass detection and dating in different environments zenodo.org/records/1759...

生ハムショック？ “第2波”　シェア7割・スペイン産の輸入停止　「メニューから消えないか…」不安の声も　イタリア産に続き （2025年12月6日掲載）｜日テレNEWS NNN ワインのつまみとして人気の生ハム。だが、今、飲食店や輸入業者などで不安の声も広がっている。輸入先の7割弱を占めるスペインでアフリカ豚熱が発生し、輸入が一時停止に。4年近く前からイタリア産の禁輸が続く中、「気軽に楽しめなくなるのでは」との声も漏れる。

#生ハムショック ？ "第2波" シェア7割・ #スペイン産 の #輸入停止 「メニューから消えないか…」不安の声 イタリア産に続き
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#生ハム #ハモン #イベリコ #ベジョータ #アフリカ豚熱 #Jamón #Ibérico #Bellota #Spain #España #AfricanSwineFever #ASF

Spain reports new Swine Fever cases as crisis threatens exports The virus is not transmissible to humans but is a threat to the European Union’s largest pig herd and a major producer globally.

"Spain has raised the African swine fever case count from two to nine in a sign its first outbreak of the disease in more than three decades is worsening, threatening shipments from one of the world’s top pork exporters."

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#Epizootic #AfricanSwineFever

El ministeri investiga si el brot de pesta porcina africana ha sortit d'un laboratori - 3CatInfo El virus que s'ha detectat a Cerdanyola no pertany al mateix grup genètic que el que circula per Europa

Spanish Ministry of Agriculture now investigating the possibility that the current outbreak of African swine fever in wild boar in Catalonia might have its origin in a research laboratory #ASF #AfricanSwineFever #WildBoar 🐗
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GARA–WOAH Joint Webinar on ASF Vaccine Standards and Guidelines. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GARA–WOAH Joint Webinar on ASF Vaccine Standards and Guidelines. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Interested in vaccines against #AfricanSwineFever? GARA and @WOAH are organising a joint webinar on the new WOAH #ASF vaccine guidelines on Tuesday 16th December at 4 pm CET. Registration link below...

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Eight more suspected swine fever cases as Spain struggles to limit export damage Eight more wild boar with suspected cases were discovered near Barcelona, La Vanguardia newspaper reported.

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#AfricanSwineFever #Spain

UK to hold fresh pork, other affected Spanish products at border amid African swine fever outbreak Britain said on Friday it would temporarily stop imports of pork meat from parts of Spain after the country confirmed its first cases of African swine fever in just over three decades.

“LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it would temporarily stop imports of pork meat from parts of Spain after the country confirmed its first cases of African swine fever in just over three decades.” www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-... - @reuters.com

#AfricanSwineFever #Britain #Pork

El Parc Natural de la Serra de Collserola activa un conjunt de mesures davant el focus de pesta porcina africana (PPA) – Benvinguts al Parc Natural de Collserola

El Parc Natural de la Serra de Collserola activa un conjunt de mesures davant el focus de pesta porcina africana (PPA)
#ASF #AfricanSwineFever #PestaPorcinaAfricana #PPA

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African Swine Fever hits Assam again: Culling begins in Tinsukia District Tinsukia administration confirms African Swine Fever outbreak in Gobindapur, declares infected and surveillance zones to contain spread.

Residents across the Tinsukia district have been urged not to consume pork or any pork-derived items until further notice.
#AfricanSwineFever #Assam #TinsukiaDistrict

Taiwan reports its first case of African swine fever and culls scores of pigs
#AfricanSwineFever #TaiwanOutbreak #AnimalHealth
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Taiwan confirms first African Swine Fever case; culls pigs, bans movement Taiwan has initiated drastic emergency measures, including mass culling and a nationwide movement ban, following its first-ever detection of African Swine

Taiwan confirms first African Swine Fever case; culls pigs, bans movement

#AfricanSwineFever #livestockindustry #Outbreak #pigculling #Taiwan

🛑🐗 No barrier is 100% wild boar-proof

So how do we manage them? 
👉 Tailor-made, context-specific measures designed with the people and landscapes.

Read more: https://zenodo.org/records/12705762

#ASFV #AfricanSwineFever #OneHealth

Croatia Culls Nearly 12,000 Pigs to Combat African Swine Fever

Croatia is culling nearly 12,000 pigs in the east to curb African swine fever, with the national herd over 873,000 heads and pork exports worth about €57 million. Read more: getnews.me/croatia-culls-nearly-12-... #croatia #africanswinefever #pork

British Veterinary Association calls for urgent Government action to tackle illegal meat imports | British Veterinary Association

A new parliamentary report on #biosecurity flags huge concerns over illegal meat imports.

We're calling on Govt to urgently develop a national strategy to close border biosecurity gaps & protect the UK from devastating diseases like #AfricanSwineFever.

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An old story, but sadly actual in the Western Balkan Region: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#goldenjackal #africanswinefever #Balkans #Hungary

African swine fever vaccine candidate shows promise against some virus strains, but broad protection still a challenge 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.…

#African #swine #fever #vaccine candidate shows promise against some #virus strains ...

| #AfricanSwineFever | #ASF | #pigs | #hogs | By @ilri.org via @sciencex.bsky.social

Veterinary Services confirms pig culling, enforcement moves to contain ASF in Penang TASEK GELUGOR, Aug 21 — Pig farmers and traders in Penang, especially in Kampung Selamat here, received a reminder not to misuse the Movement Permission Account (AKP) or transfer...

Veterinary Services confirms pig culling, enforcement moves to contain ASF in Penang #africanswinefever #asfpositivesamples #kampungselamatpigfarms #movementpermissionaccountmisuse #penangveterinaryservicesdepartment #tasekgelugor

In Dewan Rakyat today: Focus on pork smuggling, REE studies, Pan Borneo Highway progress and medical workforce gaps KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — The Dewan Rakyat session today will see focus on issues such as pork smuggling, status of the Pan Borneo Highway (LPB) construction, and the resignations...

In Dewan Rakyat today: Focus on pork smuggling, REE studies, Pan Borneo Highway progress and medical workforce gaps #13thmalaysiaplan #africanswinefever #dewanrakyat #panborneohighwayconstruction #permanentforestreservesmining #porksmuggling

Philippines steps up fight against African Swine Fever Philippines unveils new diagnostic technologies for African Swine Fever as vaccine controversies persist.

The #Philippines is ramping up its fight against African Swine Fever (ASF) with mobile labs and faster diagnostic kits to protect its pork industry. Can tech turn the tide in the country’s long battle against ASF?
#SciComm #AfricanSwineFever
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Getting to know soft ticks better, one chromosome at a time Researchers have assembled the first genome for a soft tick, Ornithodoros turicata.

Drs. #JobLopez, P. Teel et al have assembled the first #genome of a #softTick, a major step toward better #surveillance and control strategies. #HumanRelapsingFever #AfricanSwineFever
@bcmhouston.bsky.social #BCM_TropMed #txresearch @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social blogs.bcm.edu/2025/07/29/f...

Brockenhurst residents complain as donkeys trash new wheelie bins Video shows donkeys tipping over wheelie bins and rubbish strewn around village streets

Marauding #Asses!!! Who knew! 😆
#Donkey #NewForest #Africanswinefever #FootandMouth #AnimalDisease #NationalPark #OutBreak

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Preparation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against the pp62 protein of African swine fever virus
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📚Prof. Hanchun Yang team from China Agricultural University
#ASFV #AfricanSwineFever #veterinary