Made-in-Vietnam African swine fever vaccines to be exported to Philippines, Indonesia

Vietnam will export 2 million doses of vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) to the Philippines and Indonesia between August and October this year, according to Nguyen Van Long, Director of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Made-in-Vietnam African swine fever vaccines to be exported to Philippines, Indonesia ảnh 1Made-in-Vietnam African swine fever vaccines to be exported to Philippines, Indonesia. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will export 2million doses of vaccines against Africanswine fever (ASF) to the Philippines and Indonesia betweenAugust and October this year, according to Nguyen Van Long, Director of the Department of AnimalHealth under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Previously,the Philippines imported 300,000 doses of the vaccines, Long said.

TheVietnamese ASF vaccine producers are collaborating withlocal authorities to deploy vaccination campaigns for pig herds, he said,adding that households, farms, and businesses have been using theASF vaccines for their pigs.

According to Long, the export of the made-in-Vietnam ASF vaccines to many countries with good feedback will help Vietnamexpand its export markets for this product.

After the administration of 600,000 doses of ASF vaccines on pigs in over 40 provinces and cities nationwide underthe supervision of the Department of AnimalHealth showed positive outcomes, the MARD has allowed theuse of the vaccines on a larger scale in many localities.

Enterprises must proactively monitor and take responsibility for the quality of the vaccines they supply to themarket, Long said.

In response to requests from some countries, Vietnam hasprovided support for and sent experts to those countries to collaborate in organisingvaccination campaigns.

TheNAVET-ASFVAC vaccine, produced by NAVETCO Central Veterinary Medicine JointStock Company, has been administered to pigs in the Dominican Republic,yielding positive results. The Dominican side appreciated the supportfrom the MARD as well as Vietnamese specialised units and enterprises, expressingthe desire to continue receiving assistance and then purchase the vaccines for use in the country.

Meanwhile, the AVAC ASF LIVE vaccine, made by AVACVietnam JSC, has been administered to pig herds and carefullyevaluated in the Philippines. The authorities of the Southeast Asian nation haveconfirmed that this vaccine is safe and effective, with 100% of the vaccinatedpigs developing an anti-body immune response.

Vietnam has become thefirst country to successfully develop and produce two vaccines against ASF, adisease that first appeared in Africa in 1921 with a mortality rate of up to100%./.

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