HANOI: Vaccines against African swine fever being tested in Vietnam are close to approval, global and United States veterinary officials said, in what would be a major breakthrough to tackle the deadly animal disease that regularly
US agriculture secretary Thomas Vilsack said there was likely to be interest in precautionary purchases in the US, despite the country having so far been spared from the virus.
The vaccines were tested in Vietnam, where swine fever is a constant threat, because they could not be developed in the US as the virus is not present there. Currently there are no major outbreaks, but agribusiness lender Rabobank warned in April that the possible spread of the disease, especially in China, remained among the top risks to the global pork industry.United States Department of Agriculture researchers have reviewed the results of one of the vaccines, NAVET-ASFVAC, which they co-developed with Vietnamese company NAVETCO, a USDA spokesperson said.
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