Swine Diseases

Last update: 27 September 2022

Priority diseases: - Classical Swine Fever - Teschovirus Encephalomyelitis (Teschen Disease) - Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea

General objectives

Promote coordinated and cooperative work on the following domains: epidemiology surveillance, identification, control and eradication and the prevention of the introduction of Classical Swine Fever (CSF), Porcine Teschovirus Encephalomyelitis (PTEv) and other emerging and transboundary swine diseases in the Caribbean, according to the priority diseases identified by the Network.

Creation of the Swine Diseases Working Group: May 2007

Last update: 27 September 2022

  • African Swine Fever

    Guadeloupean pig © Jennifer Pradel (Guadeloupe, FWI)
    The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus is spreading quickly in Europe and since recently China, the world's largest swine population. The risk of ASF global spread is real.

    Keep abreast of updates on the situation of the disease!

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