Many countries around the world are currently facing ongoing outbreaks of African swine fever. This viral hemorrhagic disease has a mortality rate of nearly 100% among both domestic and wild pigs, and at the moment no effective vaccine or treatment.
While ASF does not pose a threat to human health, it causes significant economic losses, endangering food security for many populations. The uncontrolled spread of this disease presents a major challenge to sustainable pig production globally and threatens rare endemic pig species in Southeast Asia. While many countries have employed preventative measures like the pre-emptive slaughter or culling of many animals as part of control and eradication measures, gaps remain.
The availability of geographic information systems in the animal health domain, along with the development of spatial animal health information systems, have been emphasized as a highly suitable and versatile way for collecting, processing and presenting information related to disease management.
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[Source: National Hog Farmer 13 February 2025]