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OIE asks for tighter border controls as ASF hits the Americas

03/08/2021
OIE asks for tighter border controls as ASF hits the Americas

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has called on countries to strengthen their surveillance efforts after African swine fever (ASF) reaches the Americas for the first time in almost 40 years.

ASF has become a major crisis for the pork industry in recent years, putting the livelihood of many smallholders at stake and destabilising the global market of pork products. 

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