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Control measures to African swine fever outbreak: active response in South Korea, preparation for the future, and cooperation

  • Kim, Yong-Joo (Foreign Animal Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency) ;
  • Park, Bongkyun (Foreign Animal Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency) ;
  • Kang, Hae-Eun (Foreign Animal Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency)
  • Received : 2020.09.16
  • Accepted : 2020.12.13
  • Published : 2021.01.31
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Abstract

African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most complex infectious swine diseases and the greatest concern to the pig industry owing to its high mortality and no effective vaccines available to prevent the disease. Since the first outbreak of ASF in pig farms, ASF has been identified in 14 pig farms in four cities/counties in South Korea. The outbreak was resolved in a short period because of the immediate control measures and cooperative efforts. This paper reviews the ASF outbreak and the experience of successfully stopping ASF in pig farms in South Korea through active responses to prevent the spread of ASF. In addition, suitable changes to build a sustainable pig production system and collaborative efforts to overcome the dangerous animal disease, such as ASF, are discussed.

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This study was supported by a grant from the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (Grant No. B-1543085-2020-22-01), the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Republic of Korea.

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