Successful vaccine development of African swine fever Successfully announced by Chinese research team March 1, 19:36
With the ASF (African Swine Fever), an infectious disease of pigs spread in China, a Chinese research team has announced that the vaccine has been successfully developed, and expectations for its practical application are increasing.
In the world's largest pig-producing country, China, ASF infections have continued in various parts of the country since August and the number of pigs bred at the end of last year has decreased by more than 100 million from the same time last year.
A research team from the government-affiliated research institute, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said on Tuesday that it had successfully developed an ASF vaccine.
The research institute succeeded in isolating the ASF virus last year and used the genetically engineered virus as a vaccine.
The research team emphasizes that the vaccine has been confirmed to be both effective and safe, and the Chinese media has said that the vaccine can be produced in large quantities.
In China, the price of pork has doubled from the same period last year due to the effects of ASF, and this has led to a rise in overall prices, which has become a social problem, and expectations for practical use of vaccines are increasing.