African Swine Fever roadmap:
Control Strategies
Roadmap for the development of control strategies for ASF
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Stakeholder acceptance
Stakeholder acceptance
Research Question
- There is a need to come up with sustainable and effective alternatives to stamping out for countries that cannot afford
compensation, as well as to improve stakeholder acceptance and participation in ASF control strategies
Research Gaps and Challenges
- Develop strategies to improve the effectiveness of passive surveillance
- Develop sustainable and effective alternatives to stamping out for countries that cannot afford compensation
Solution Routes
- Passive surveillance is often the only economically viable solution for many countries but has weaknesses due to the
difficulty of differentiating ASF from many common endemic infectious diseases. Passive surveillance can be greatly improved by awareness campaigns targeting all stakeholder along the pig value chain, as well as the establishment of fair compensation plans to incentivise reporting
State Of the Art
- The acceptance of stakeholders of the current stamping out policy is weak, either for ethical and economic reasons.
The effectiveness of stamping out in the absence of a fair and timely compensation scheme is highly dubious; i.e., in the
absence of compensation there is no incentive for pig owners to report, who will instead sell or slaughter their pigs further spreading the disease. Lack of funds to compensate owners, particularly for culling of healthy pigs on neighbouring premises, also constitutes a challenge in less wealthy countries
Projects
What activities are planned or underway?
Africa's Long Depression: The Growth and Debt Crises of 1975-2000
Planned Completion date 01/03/2027
Participating Country(s):
United Kingdom
Unlocking potential: developing innovative adolescent screening visits for health promotion, prevention and treatment in low-resource settings
Planned Completion date 01/01/2028
Participating Country(s):
United Kingdom