African swine fever vaccine development; global field tests underway

Published 2023년 2월 20일

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A webinar held in January 2023, copyrighted under an agreement between Informa Markets and the University of Minnesota, discussed the advancements in the development of a vaccine for African swine fever (ASF). Manuel Borca, a veterinary microbiologist from the USDA ARS, highlighted the complexity of the ASF virus and the lack of research as the main reasons for the slow vaccine development. He mentioned that attenuated adenovirus-based vaccines are showing promise. The USDA ARS has developed five experimental vaccine candidates, one of which has been transferred to a commercial partner in Vietnam for further testing. Dr. Arkin Wu from Pipestone Nutrition and Riverstone Farms (China) pointed out the severe impact of ASF on the Chinese swine industry due to a lack of effective vaccines or treatments. He stressed that the development of an ASF vaccine could significantly benefit this industry.

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Editor's note: This article is based on an African swine fever webinar presented in January 2023, copyrighted under the terms of an agreement between Informa Markets and the University of Minnesota. The individual speakers are solely responsible for their content and opinions. Manuel Borca, Veterinary Microbiologist, USDA ARS, said, “what happened with African swine fever is that until 2007 it was restricted to the Republic of Georgia, then it spread to Europe and Asia. At that time, there were a few labs in the world that were working on investigating different aspects of African swine fever, and fewer labs that were involved in the production of vaccines. I think that is the main reason why we are so delayed in the production of the vaccine for African swine fever.” “After 2007, the amount of laboratories that started working [on an African swine fever vaccine] increased dramatically. And as a result of that, today we probably can say that altogether, maybe 10 or 15 experimental ...

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