SEOUL (VNA)- Many South Korean newspapers and news websites, such as Newsis and Nnews, highlighted Vietnam’s first export of African swine fever (ASF) vaccines to various countries in the region, stating that this event has caught the attention of the world’s pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
At the end of July, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) approved the export of two vaccines, Navet ASFVAC and AVAC ASF Live, produced by the veterinary medicine company Navetco and AVAC Vietnam. The relevant agencies said up to 650,000 doses of the vaccines have been tested on pigs in 40 cities and provinces, with an efficacy rate of 95 percent.
According to the articles, the ASF vaccine market in China, home to the world’s largest pig herd, is valued at KRW 2.5 trillion ($1.9 billion) every year.
In Vietnam, after the first ASF outbreak in February 2019, in just seven months, the disease spread to all 63 provinces and cities in the country, resulting in the culling of some six million pigs, equivalent to 20 percent percent of that animal’s count.
South Korean veterinary pharmaceutical companies such as Komipharm and Careside are also developing ASF vaccines.
The Navet ASFVAC vaccine has been administered to pigs in the Dominican Republic with positive results. The Dominican side thanked the support of MARD as well as specialized units and Vietnamese companies, and expressed the desire to continue receiving assistance and then purchase the vaccines for use in the country.
Meanwhile, the AVAC ASF Live vaccine, manufactured by AVAC Vietnam, was administered to pigs and carefully evaluated in the Philippines. The authorities of the Southeast Asian nation confirmed that this drug is safe and effective, since all vaccinated animals developed an immune response of antibodies.
Vietnam has become the first country to successfully develop and produce two vaccines against ASF, a dangerous infectious disease that first appeared in Africa in 1921./.
2023-08-08 01:47:00
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