The U.S. Department of Agriculture within weeks will begin testing sick and dead...
CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Agriculture within weeks will begin testing sick and dead pigs for a hog virus that has killed herds across Asia in an effort to minimize devastation if the disease enters the United States, the agency said on Thursday.
African swine fever kills almost all pigs infected, though it is not harmful to people. There is no vaccine or cure. “An enhanced surveillance program will serve as an early warning system, helping us find any potential disease much more quickly,” said Greg Ibach, the USDA’s undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs.
“That’s a significant step for them to take that will certainly help discover that first case of ASF, if it happens, early on,” Burkgren said.
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