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African Swine Fever roadmap:
Control Strategies

Roadmap for the development of control strategies for ASF

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Control tools

Control tools

Research Question

  • Develop appropriate ASF control tools

Research Gaps and Challenges

  • Develop a safe and effective ASF vaccine
  • Improve biosecurity
  • Develop disease management tools

State Of the Art

  • As no vaccine is available yet, the only control strategy would be based in the early detection of infected animals and their elimination, and strict control of the movement of pigs. Minimum control measures will include depopulation of
    infected herds, surveillance and movement restriction within established control zones together with surveillance in herds that have been in contact with infected herds. Depopulation of contact herds and neighbouring herds might be
    established. This entails high costs, and might not be sustainable in some contexts. This control measure is
    effective in countries or geographic areas where pigs are housed in well-defined premises or pig farms. In areas where
    domestic pigs are kept on free-ranging scavenging systems, depopulation might be difficult

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 KingdomIconUnited Kingdom