Researchers design tools to develop vaccines more efficiently for African swine fever virus
- From
-
Published on
04.04.25
- Impact Area

Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute, the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have developed a reverse genetics system for the African swine fever virus.
This new system will aid researchers in developing vaccines and in studying the pathogenesis and biology of African swine fever, a highly contagious, deadly viral disease affecting domesticated and wild pigs, especially prevalent in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean.
A recent study estimates that if African swine fever reached the United States of America, it could result in economic losses exceeding 50 billion United States dollars over a ten-year period.
Photo: Local pigs in Tay Nguyen, Vietnam (credit: ILRI/Fred Unger)
Curated by Tezira Lore, Communication Officer, ILRI
Related news
-
IRRI identifies the first case of rice yellowing syndrome in the Philippines
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)21.05.25-
Food security
STA. CRUZ, LAGUNA (21 May 2025) – Scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)…
Read more -
-
A Quarter Century Since the SUB1A Gene: New Flood-Tolerant Rice and Feeding Millions
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)15.05.25-
Adaptation
-
Food security
By Waseem Hussain, Mahender Anumalla, Margaret Catolos, Joie Ramos, Ma Teresa Sta. Cruz, …
Read more -
-
Safeguarding Plant Health for Sustainable Rice
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)13.05.25-
Food security
by Christian Dohrmann Plant health is vital for both environmental and human well-being, as plants…
Read more -