Vietnam develops anti-African swine fever vaccine
A vaccine against African swine fever (AFS) virus by the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) has produced initial positive outcomes on experimental scale, unveiled Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Nguyen Xuan Cuong.
The AFS disease, first discovered in Hung Yen on February 1 this year, has to date spread to 61 provinces and cities nationwide. As a result, more than 2.9 million pigs or 10 percent of the country’s pig population were culled. The risk of future outbreaks remains high, posing a big threat to the industry.
