Editorial: Epidemiology of the transboundary swine diseases in Asia & Pacific
Investigation published in Frontiers in veterinary science
February 20th, 2024
Asia is a leading market for pork production and consumption, contributing to over half of the world’s pork supply. Smallholder-based swine management systems, which are sensitive to infectious diseases, are still prevalent in many Asian countries and directly
linked to the vulnerability of the pig value chain at the national level. This is a major characteristic of the swine production in many Asian countries. For these traditional pig farming systems, the industry is now facing a critical turning point. In recent years, several transboundary swine diseases such as African Swine Fever (ASF), Classical Swine Fever, Foot and Mouth Disease, and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) have been reported across Asia, posing a potential catastrophic impact on swine production and raising significant concerns
Ito S., Bosch BJ., Isoda N., Nguyen LT. and Martinez-Aviles M.
 | South Kyushu Livestock Veterinary Center. Kagoshima University. |
 | Servicio de Inmunología Viral y Medicina Preventiva (SUAT). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM). |
| Departamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM). |
 | Department of Disease Control, Laboratory of Microbiology. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. University Hokkaido. |
| Global Station for Zoonosis Control. Global Institute for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE). University Hokkaido. |
 | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). |
 | Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA). Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA). |
| Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. College of Agriculture. Can Tho University. | |
