African Swine Fever in Italy: Since the first introduction of ASF in 2022, the pig population in the most affected areas has dropped significantly, causing estimated losses of over USD 130 million.
● Sardinia's official ASF-free status: In September, the European Commission officially recognized Sardinia as free from ASF genotype I - different from genotype II, currently circulating in continental Italy and across many European and Asian countries.
● Sweden free of ASF: The European Commission officially recognized Sweden as free from ASF a year after the disease was first detected in a wild boar.
● The Philippines deploys the ASF vaccine: The first 10,000 vaccinations were administered on backyard farms - AVAC, a Vietnam-based company, is the vaccine provider.
● ASF in Russia: Detection of the first recombinant ASF virus (genotypes I and II) in domestic pigs.