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Review
. 2025 Sep 10;49(6):307.
doi: 10.1007/s11259-025-10884-9.

ASF outbreaks in Vietnam (2019-2024): insights and lessons learned

Nhat Huy Bui #  1 , Thi Trang Vy #  1 , Ngoc Bao Anh Ngo #  1 , Quoc Khanh Dam #  1 , The Viet Hoang Nguyen  1 , Thi Chau Giang Tran  1 , Aruna Ambagala  2 , Van Phan Le  3
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Review

ASF outbreaks in Vietnam (2019-2024): insights and lessons learned

Nhat Huy Bui et al. Vet Res Commun. .

Abstract

African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease that affects domestic pigs and Eurasian wild boars, causing significant economic losses to the global pig industry. Since its first outbreak in February 2019, ASF has had a profound impact on the Vietnamese pig sector. This review presents a comprehensive analysis of ASF outbreaks in Vietnam from 2019 to 2024, focusing on outbreak dynamics, control strategies, economic impact, and key lessons learned. By summarizing findings from various studies and official reports, this review provides key insights and practical recommendations to improve ASF management and prevention in Vietnam and across the region.

Keywords: African swine fever; Control measures; Diagnostics; Economic impact; Molecular characterization; Outbreak dynamics; Vaccine development; Vietnam.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Ethical approval: Ethical approval was not required as this study is a review article and does not contain original research data. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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