The South African way of dealing with ASF

The Russian Federation continues to report outbreaks of African Swine Fever – but it is not the only country where the disease is tormenting the swine industry. South Africa has long had an ASF control area, but faced an outbreak outside the zone in 2011. A quick and coordinated response prevented further spread. South Africa has an African Swine Fever (ASF) control area in the north-eastern part of the country (see Figure 1), where the virus is maintained in a cycle between warthogs and soft