The document is a guide for pork butchers on recognizing African swine fever, which has no cure, vaccine, or treatment. It outlines transmission methods, such as direct contact with sick animals and contaminated products, and provides preventive measures like reporting sick pigs and proper disposal of carcasses. Key symptoms include poor meat quality and visible lesions.

1. Recognising African Swine Fever
A guide for pork butchers
There is NO CURE, NO VACCINE and NO TREATMENT!
Authors: Scott Kramer (Veterinarians Without Borders – VWB), Michel Dione (ILRI) and Barbara Wieland (ILRI)
Images: Michel Dione (ILRI) and http://www.cresa.cat/blogs/sesc/lesions-de-pesta-porquina-africana/?lang=en
How is it transmitted?
• Direct contact with sick
animals
• Vehicles
• People or dogs
• Infected pork
• Ticks
What can I do?
• Inspect pigs before selling or purchasing
• Report sick pigs to area vet or DVO
• Do NOT buy, sell or slaughter sick pigs
• Bury or burn offal
• Properly destroy and bury carcasses of
sick pigs
• Use disinfectants
Bloody Lymph Nodes
REDDENING OF THE SKIN
Fused or Joined Areas
in Lungs
Easily Torn or Broken
Spleen
Small Blood Spots on
Kidneys
Poor meat quality