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    Source: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2021...ughout-vietnam


    African swine fever spreading throughout Vietnam
    Three times more hogs culled this year than last
    African swine fever
    by Global Ag Media
    25 November 2021, at 10:18am

    ...Outbreaks are forcing the culling of three times the number of hogs culled last year, reported Reuters.

    "The outbreak is evolving in a complicated manner," the government said in a statement. "It is threatening to spread on a large scale."

    The outbreak spread to 2,275 areas in 57 out of the country's 63 cities and provinces this year, the government said. The authorities have culled 230,000 hogs so far this year...


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      Vietnam suspends African swine fever vaccine after pig deaths

      By Reuters
      August 24, 2022 8:53pm Updated

      Vietnam has temporarily suspended the use of its first home-grown African swine fever vaccine after dozens of pigs inoculated with the shots died this month, state media reported on Wednesday.
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      African swine fever is harmless to humans but often fatal to pigs...

      It was first detected in Vietnam in 2019 and forced the country to cull around 20% of its hog herd the following year.

      The outbreak has so far this year spread to 753 areas in 47 provinces in Vietnam, leading to the culling of 36,500 pigs, according to the agriculture ministry.
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      Vietnam has temporarily suspended the use of its first home-grown African swine fever vaccine after dozens of pigs inoculated with the shots died this month, state media reported on Wednesday.
      "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
      -Nelson Mandela

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