Dr. Jishu Shi Speaks to Feedinfo About the Illicit ASF Vaccination in China

Dr. Jishu Shi unpacks the potential cause and impact of at least two new strains of African Swine Fever (ASF) virus, which were remarkable for the absence of particular genes.

An excerpt from the Feedinfo article follows:

Dr. Shi is definitely sympathetic to the enormous strain being put on producers in regions challenged by ASF. “In a desperate situation, a lot of people would rather have something [to help them minimize the threat of ASF for their farms],” he acknowledges. Those who might have turned to illicit vaccines “didn’t know it was poison, that it would cause more damage than the relief they hoped for.”

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