african - News - safefood Knowledge Network2024-03-29T12:15:15Zhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/africanAfrican swine fever: early detection is key to controlling spreadhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/african-swine-fever-early-detection-is-key-to-controlling-spread2019-11-06T12:15:58.000Z2019-11-06T12:15:58.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><strong>Improved surveillance, communication and collaboration are key to controlling the spread of African swine fever in Europe, according to a new risk assessment carried out by EFSA.</strong></p>
<p>The assessment estimates the potential for the disease to spread across south-eastern Europe. It was requested by the European Commission to support efforts to control and prevent the spread of the disease in the region.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/african-swine-fever-early-detection-key-controlling-spread" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>Fifth Bulgarian pig farm hit by African swine fevehttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/fifth-bulgarian-pig-farm-hit-by-african-swine-feve2019-07-31T12:07:38.000Z2019-07-31T12:07:38.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>Bulgarian authorities said that they would cull 17,000 pigs after detecting an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm in the north of the country, the fifth industrial farm hit by the fast-spreading virus.</p>
<p>The outbreak was detected at a farm in the village of Balgarsko Slivov, near the Danube town of Svishtov.<a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2019/0731/1066229-swine-fever/" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>UK government steps up ASF measureshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/uk-government-steps-up-asf-measures2019-07-31T08:49:50.000Z2019-07-31T08:49:50.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>The UK government has launched a new awareness campaign to help keep African Swine Fever (ASF) from its borders.</span></p>
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<p><span><a href="https://www.globalmeatnews.com/Headlines/Livestock/UK-government-steps-up-ASF-measures" target="_blank">continue reading</a></span></p></div>Philippines Bans German Pork to Prevent Spread of Pig Virushttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/philippines-bans-german-pork-to-prevent-spread-of-pig-virus2019-07-19T09:07:29.000Z2019-07-19T09:07:29.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>The Philippines restricted pork imports from Germany, citing concerns about food safety in one of the world’s major shippers, as Asian countries battle to stop a </span><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-15/china-s-hog-population-slumps-by-a-quarter-as-virus-wreaks-havoc" title="China’s Hog Population Slumps by a Quarter as Virus Wreaks Havoc" target="_blank">deadly</a><span> pig virus spreading.</span></p></div>African Swine fever in Europe (Eastern Europe & Belgium)https://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/african-swine-fever-in-europe-eastern-europe-belgium2019-07-18T15:21:35.000Z2019-07-18T15:21:35.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>Since our last report on the 25th June 2019, there have been new outbreaks of ASF in domestic pigs in Eastern Europe, and further cases in wild boar in both Eastern Europe and Belgium.</p>
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<p>The numbers of outbreaks in domestic pigs (backyard and commercial) since January 2019 are summarised in Table 1 for each affected country. Generally, there has continued to be low number of outbreaks reported in domestic pigs since January 2019, though there have been notable increases observed in Romania (205) and Bulgaria (15). Other reports in July to date are restricted to Poland (11), Lithuania (5), Latvia (1), Russia (3) and Ukraine (5). The largest number of outbreaks in domestic pigs each month continues to be in Romania, mainly in backyard pig smallholdings, though since our last report on the 25th of June, there have been an additional 281 outbreaks in small commercial holdings</p>
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<p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/818675/uoa-asf-europe.pdf" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>ASF-contaminated meat seized in Northern Irelandhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/asf-contaminated-meat-seized-in-northern-ireland2019-07-12T09:26:03.000Z2019-07-12T09:26:03.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>The Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has reiterated warnings about the risks of African Swine Fever (ASF) following the seizure of pork containing DNA fragments of the disease.</span></p>
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<p><span><a href="https://www.globalmeatnews.com/Article/2019/07/11/ASF-contaminated-meat-seized-in-Northern-Ireland" target="_blank">continue reading</a></span></p></div>‘ASF is opening up market opportunities for us’ – Creedhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/asf-is-opening-up-market-opportunities-for-us-creed2019-06-28T08:25:54.000Z2019-06-28T08:25:54.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed was asked to clarify the precautions being taken by the department to prevent African swine fever (ASF) from entering Ireland, during Dáil proceedings earlier this week. He told those present that the issue in China was, in fact, providing market opportunities for Ireland.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/asf-is-opening-up-market-opportunities-for-us-creed/" target="_blank">continue reading</a></span></p></div>