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African Swine Fever, Part 2: Safeguarding the Future

October 13, 2022 Shilo Weir, APHIS Public Affairs Specialist

USDA has a proven track record of protecting U.S. farmers and has many safeguards in place to prevent the introduction of foreign animal diseases.

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African Swine Fever, Part 1: A Look at the Past

October 11, 2022 Shilo Weir, APHIS Public Affairs Specialist

African swine fever (ASF) has existed for more than a century. ASF is a highly contagious, deadly disease affecting both domestic and feral pigs, devastating pork industries around the globe. ASF was first described in 1921 in Kenya. In the decades that followed, it spread in several sub-Saharan...

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On Guard Against African Swine Fever

December 09, 2021 Dr. Jack Shere, Associate Administrator for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and leader of USDA’s ASF efforts

USDA has a proven track record of protecting U.S. farmers from foreign animal and plant pests and diseases.

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