ASF International Symposium Researchers Discuss Tokyo February 25 21:21
An international symposium was held in Tokyo to discuss the status of vaccine development and measures taken in various countries regarding the ASF of swine infectious disease and African swine fever. Was.
The symposium was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and attracted about 300 researchers, both domestic and foreign.
Introduction Daniel Rock of the University of Illinois, who has been studying ASF for more than 20 years, spoke on the status of vaccine development, and at the experimental stage it was confirmed that a virus with reduced toxicity was effective as a vaccine Was reported.
Dr. Locke said, "The challenge is to elucidate the function of the virus and improve its safety. It is necessary to use it on a trial basis in the actual field." Appealed.
In addition, the animal quarantine officer in South Korea, where an ASF occurred last September, took preventive killings up to 10 km from the farm where the infection was confirmed, and has since occurred on domestic farms. And reported that containment was effective.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will continue to share information with researchers in various countries and promote international cooperation such as vaccine development. The ASF was renamed this month from African Swine Fever to African Swine Fever.