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Vietnam successfully produces vaccine against African swine fever

Vietnam has successfully produced a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF), said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien on June 1.
Vietnam successfully produces vaccine against African swine fever ảnh 1NAVET-ASFVAC experimental vaccine (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has successfully produced a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF), said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentPhung Duc Tien on June 1.

The ministry will officially announce this achievement, and granta circulation permit for the vaccine on June 3, stated Tien.

The vaccine has the trade name of NAVET-ASFVAC produced by NAVETCONational Veterinary Joint Stock Company, with the expected price at 34,000 VND –36,000 VND (1.47 USD – 1.55 USD) per dose.

According to him, although more than 4,000 studies relatedto the virus and vaccine development by scientists have been published, therehas been no commercial vaccine against the disease in the world so far.

To date, no country in the world has announced successfulproduction of a commercial vaccine against disease. Therefore, the potential forexporting the vaccine produced in Vietnam is huge, he added.

ASF is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic andwild pigs, whose mortality rate can reach 100 percent. Not a danger tohuman health,  yet it has devastating effects on pig populations and the farmingeconomy./.
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