AFRICAN SWINE FEVER RESPONSE STRATEGY – SAMOA

African swine fever (ASF) has been identified as one of the Asia-Pacific’s top animal health priorities in recognition of the potential to severely impact on commercial and domestic pork production and the local economic, cultural and social environments. This ASF Response Strategy is one of a suite of documents being prepared in collaboration with the Government of Samoa to enhance Samoa’s ability to prevent the introduction of ASF, detect it early if it is introduced and to prepare for a response, should ASF be detected. Other documents include:

• An ASF National Action Plan.
• Biosecurity Code of Practice for the Rearing of Pigs in Samoa.
• ASF Surveillance Strategy.

This response strategy should be read in conjunction with the overall plan for managing and responding to emergency animal disease outbreaks in Samoa. It deals specifically with the strategic and technical aspects of dealing with African swine fever (‘ASF’) should it be detected.