# UMN, SHIC keep close eye on global African swine fever breaks

> The University of Minnesota and Swine Health Information Center's Swine Disease Global Surveillance Project tracks global swine diseases, including African swine fever. An interview explains how ASF spreads through infected wild boar and pigs and why USDA bans swine byproduct imports from ASF-positive countries.

- Date: 2019-05-16 · published 2019-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58966-umn-shic-keep-close-eye-on-global-african-swine-fever-breaks
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

The surveillance effort is informational and does not itself change supply or demand, though it highlights the risk of ASF reaching the US herd.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-07-14 | [African swine fever's global threat continues \| AGDAILY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16263-african-swine-fever-s-global-threat-continues-agdaily.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-06-11 | [Global Control of African swine fever. A GF-TADs initiative – 2020 annual report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46446-global-control-of-african-swine-fever-a-gf-tads-initiative-2020-annual-report.md) | -5.1% | -8.8% |
| HOGS | 2020-01-23 | [Canada leverages public–private partnerships to keep African swine fever at bay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54967-canada-leverages-public-private-partnerships-to-keep-african-swine-fever-at-bay.md) | -1.9% | -3.3% |
| 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 | 2019-04-11 | [African Swine Fever outbreak at North West farm \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59461-african-swine-fever-outbreak-at-north-west-farm-sanews.md) | +7.8% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/hog-health/umn-shic-keep-close-eye-on-global-african-swine-fever-breaks

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