African Swine Fever

The platform introduced dedicated FMD vaccine record-keeping functionality in May to create a centralised and auditable record of vaccination activities.

Kenya has no effective ASF treatment or commercially available vaccine, making early detection, movement controls and farm biosecurity critical.

ASF is a highly contagious viral disease affecting domestic and wild pigs.

To combat African Swine Fever, ILRI and the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) are collaborating on new research to evaluate the likelihood of ASFV spreading via pig feeds.

African Swine Fever is one of the most destructive viral diseases affecting domestic and wild pigs.

The government has stressed the need for a thorough epidemiological investigation to determine the cause of the outbreak.

Although investigations are ongoing, authorities said the outbreak was most likely linked to illegal pork imports that entered Taiwan undetected.

The new Japanese approach instead uses 10 millilitres of oral fluid (instead of blood) per test, far more than the 50–200 microliters used in comparable test.

The scientists recommend further research into matching vaccines to virus types, while also exploring new vaccine designs that could provide broader protection.