DA expects FDA go-ahead for hog vaccines in April

DA expects FDA go-ahead for hog vaccines in April

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes to secure the approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by next month for the commercial rollout of African swine fever (ASF) vaccines from Vietnam in a bid to sustain the decline in active cases. Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said in an interview […]...Keep on reading: DA expects FDA go-ahead for hog vaccines in April

Number of ASF-affected barangays declining – DA

 The number of barangays that reported cases of African swine fever  has decreased to 39 from 66 previously, according to the Department of Agriculture.

The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) informs about the identification of another outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in domestic pigs, in a commercial pig farm in the Cimișeni locality, Criuleni district. The presence of the virus was confirmed late last night, following laboratory tests, from samples collected from pigs suspected of the disease. Thus, this morning, […]