In Côte d’Ivoire, after African swine fever (ASF), a disease that ravages pig herds, broke out on a farm at Batéguédia II in Daloa, the Ivorian government has taken several measures to contain the outbreak.

In April 1996, African swine fever was first detected in Côte d’Ivoire, leading to the death of 135,000 pigs, primarily from commercial farms. By November of the same year, the outbreaks were contained and eradicated, with the active phase of the disease ending in September. Effective strategies such as prioritizing local intelligence, improved situational management, and depopulation of infected areas contributed to halting the disease’s spread. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations played a crucial role in providing assistance and direct involvement in combating the outbreak.

Sankulleh Janko has more in this report by WADR’s Albain Ade in Abidjan.