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dusanpetkovic | iStock.com A leading research institute in Kenya has initiated trials to test the efficacy of the first candidate African swine fever vaccines. Key to gaining control over African swine fever (ASF) is the development of an effective vaccine against the disease, according to Lucilla Steinaa of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) of Nairobi. Testing of 10 vaccine candidates has just begun, reports China-based news agency, Xinhua. Efficacy will be evaluated against the virus genotype circulating in central and eastern Africa. At the end of last year, ILRI announced that it had used cutting-edge technology to accelerate the development of ASF vaccines. The technology clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, CRISPR was being applied to fast-track the development of live-attenuated ASF virus vaccine candidates. Using CRISPR, ILRI scientists had identified the vaccine candidates in a little over one year, while older ....
badboo | Bigstock.com Following confirmed outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) across several regions of the Philippines, others are taking active measures to keep the infection out. Since the first cases of African swine fever (ASF) were confirmed in the Philippines in July 2019, the disease has spread sporadically. According to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), more than 300 outbreaks are considered to be ongoing. Direct losses of pigs exceed 342,000. With many restrictions in place on the movement of pork around the island nation, there are many challenges in maintaining a balance between pork supply and demand. With pork prices rising ever higher, the Department for Agriculture in one region (Soccsksargen) is among the first to set a maximum price for live pigs at the farm gate. This is PHP144 (US$2.96) per kilo, reports Philippine News Agency (PNA). ....
German ASF cases in wild boar pass 700 feedstrategy.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from feedstrategy.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.