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A call to action

AFRICAN SWINE
FEVER (ASF)
African swine fever is a highly
contagious and deadly viral
disease affecting both
domestic and feral swine of all
ages.

Effect of ASF
ASF led to higher pork prices,
impacting vulnerable
consumers' livelihoods.

ASF outbreak significantly

impacted Philippine pork
industry, resulting in the culling
of over 300,000 pigs.

EVOLUTION OF
ASF
ASF was first described in
1921 in Kenya. In the decades
that followed, it spread in
several sub-Saharan African
countries but remained on the
African Continent until 1957.

In July 2019, the Philippines

reported its first cases of ASF
in Rizal province near Manila
[4]. Since then, the virus has
spread into other provinces,
including Bulacan, Pampanga,
Nueva Ecija, and Cavite. ASF
outbreak significantly
impacted Philippine pork
industry, resulting in the culling Solutions and
of over 300,000 pigs.
Recommendations:
Increasing surveillance
and product control.
Build a pigpen to prevent
contact with wild pigs.
Control staff and visitors'
movements on and off the
farm.
Limit vehicular access to
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vehicles only.

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Isolate new pigs for at

LANE least 30 days and look out

T-L for clinical signs.
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