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Bagong klase ng swine flu na nakakahawa umano sa tao, nadiskubre sa China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 07:10 PM

May posibilidad umano na maging sanhi ng pandemic ang bagong klase ng swine flu na nadiskubre sa China.  Read more »

There’s a new strain of swine flu in China—should we worry?

ANCX
Updated as of Jul 02 05:32 PM

2020 just won’t quit, huh. BY JAM PASCUAL Read more »

Philippines on guard against new potential pandemic from China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 09:21 AM

The Philippines is monitoring a new type of swine flu from China which researchers fear could trigger another pandemic, an official from the Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. Read more »

New swine flu found in China has pandemic potential

Agence France-Presse 
Posted at Jun 30 06:38 AM

Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study published Monday in the US science journal PNAS.   Read more »

Presyo ng baboy posibleng sumipa sa P300/kilo dahil sa epekto ng ASF: grupo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 07:17 PM

MAYNILA - Posibleng sumipa sa P300 kada kilo ang presyo ng karneng baboy sa pamilihan kapag hindi naagapan ang pagkonti ng suplay ng mga baboy sa Luzon gawa ng African swine fever, ayon sa isang agricultural group.    Read more »

Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector

Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 08:30 AM

With the pandemic hobbling the meat-packing industry, Iowa farmer Al Van Beek had nowhere to ship his full-grown pigs to make room for the 7,500 piglets he expected from his breeding operation. Read more »

Naga under state of calamity due to African swine fever

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 05:44 PM

The local government of Naga City in Camarines Sur declared a state of calamity on Tuesday after pigs in 2 of its villages tested positive for African swine fever, an official said.  Read more »

Pigs fly: Why China's pork stocks are tempting to investors

Yujing Liu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 02 03:59 PM

Without a doubt, the coronavirus epidemic has led to costly shutdowns of wet markets and slaughterhouses across China. And travel restrictions intended to contain the illness have disrupted rail and truck transport of feed to farmers and animals to market. Read more »

Duterte forms task force on animal-borne diseases due to African Swine Fever

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 12:15 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the formation of a national task force that would handle concerns in relation to animal-borne diseases as the government sought to control the spread of the African Swine Fever in the country.  Read more »

DA distributes P32-M worth of cattle, poultry ton ASF-hit areas in Rizal

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 12:59 PM

The agriculture department on Friday distributed P32-million worth of livelihood assistance to hog raisers in Rodriguez, Rizal to augment income after the town was hit by the African swine fever. Read more »

Taiwan bans Italian pig imports in quarrel over flight ban

Reuters
Posted at Feb 20 07:31 PM

Taiwan on Wednesday imposed a ban on live pigs and pork product imports from Italy following Rome's suspension of flights between the 2 countries in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Pangasinan town declares state of calamity, as ASF spreads

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 06:01 PM

Earlier this week, only Barangay Linoc in Binmaley town, where 21 pigs were culled on Tuesday, had reported cases of the virus. Read more »

Seized meat products from China positive for African swine fever - Customs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 01:37 PM

Meat products from China seized at the Manila port in December tested positive with African swine fever (ASF), the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Saturday. Read more »

21 pigs culled to prevent swine flu spread in Pangasinan town

Joanna Tacason, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 09:18 PM

BINMALEY, Pangasinan – A total of 21 pigs were culled on Tuesday after blood tests confirmed that 4 hogs from Barangay Linoc are positive for the African Swine Fever.   Read more »

African swine fever kills nearly 30,000 pigs in Indonesia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 06:51 PM

Outbreaks of African swine fever have also been recorded in Myanmar, Laos, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and East Timor. Read more »

Cebu extends pork ban from ASF-hit areas until 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 01:25 AM

CEBU—Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia said Monday she will extend until next year the ban on live hogs and pork products from Luzon and other countries affected by the African swine fever (ASF). Read more »

China pork to blame for ASF outbreak in the Philippines - DA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 03:16 AM

MANILA—The Department of Agriculture on Monday blamed smuggled pork products from China as responsible for the spread of the African swine fever (ASF) in the country. Read more »

Mekeni recalls pork-based products amid African swine fever reports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 04:38 PM

Mekeni said it has submitted samples of its products to the Bureau of Animal Industry under the Department of Agriculture and an independent testing facility. Read more »

Swine fever costs hog industry P1B in 'opportunity losses' monthly: agri official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 02:53 PM

The swine flu outbreak in the Philippines, the world's 10th largest consumer of pork, results in P1 billion in "opportunity losses" each month for the local hog industry, an agriculture official said Friday. Read more »

QC yet to be ASF-free due to underestimation of hogs in Payatas

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 05:56 PM

Quezon City, Metro Manila’s largest and most populated city, is not yet free from the African Swine Fever after a lone village misdeclared the number of affected hogs in the area, Mayor Joy Belmonte said Wednesday. Read more »