# African Swine Fever outbreak could devastate US swine herd - Department of Animal Science

> Texas A&M's Department of Animal Science explains African swine fever, which kills pigs with no treatment or vaccine, and warns it could devastate the US swine herd if introduced. The disease is not present in the United States and does not affect human health. The article reviews the disease's history and spread, including the Chinese outbreak and cases in Mongolia, Vietnam and Japan.

- Date: 2019-06-01 · published 2019-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58465-african-swine-fever-outbreak-could-devastate-us-swine-herd-department-of-animal
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

This is background explainer content with no new supply event, so it has little direct price effect, though the risk of introduction into the US is a longer-term concern for hog prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-04-10 | [South Africa reports farm outbreak of African swine fever - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59456-south-africa-reports-farm-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever-oie.md) | +7.3% | +5.6% |
| HOGS | 2018-05-31 | [African Swine Fever outbreak in Northern Cape \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64894-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-northern-cape-sanews.md) | +2.2% | +9.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-06 | [China’s African swine fever outbreak is unprecedented \| Vox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58463-china-s-african-swine-fever-outbreak-is-unprecedented-vox.md) | -1.3% | -7.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-05-10 | [South Africa reports outbreak of African Swine Fever - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53010-south-africa-reports-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever-moneyweb.md) | -7.0% | -24.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-05 | [China reports African swine fever outbreak in Yunnan province](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52486-china-reports-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-yunnan-province.md) | -5.6% | -10.7% |
| SBM | 2019-06-06 | [China’s African swine fever outbreak is unprecedented \| Vox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58463-china-s-african-swine-fever-outbreak-is-unprecedented-vox.md) | +0.6% | -3.7% |
| SBM | 2019-10-17 | [Vietnam says African swine fever outbreak slows, urges farmers to rebuild herds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56451-vietnam-says-african-swine-fever-outbreak-slows-urges-farmers-to-rebuild-herds.md) | +1.2% | -0.2% |
| SBM | 2021-03-05 | [New African swine fever variants kill millions of pigs in China, devastating herd rebuild plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47988-new-african-swine-fever-variants-kill-millions-of-pigs-in-china-devastating.md) | -4.1% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- animalscience.tamu.edu: https://animalscience.tamu.edu/department-updates/african-swine-fever-outbreak-could-devastate-us-swine-herd/

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