USDA Updates ASF Response Plan
USAgNet - 06/01/2020
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service updated its African swine fever strategic plan and expanded it into a full response as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen response capabilities in the event of an outbreak.
The USDA APHIS USDA Response Plan: The Red Book May 2020 elevates preparedness activities in the United States should ASF enter the country. ASF is an animal disease affecting only pigs and with no human health or food safety risks.
Among provisions, the response plan provides: a comprehensive feral swine response; an outline of USDA authorities and APHIS guidance specific to an ASF response; specific response actions that will be taken if ASF is detected; updated USDA APHIS
National Stop Movement Guidance and changes to surveillance guidance.
To view the Red Book, visit www.aphis.usda.gov/fadprep. The agency anticipates there will be updates to the ASF Response Plan as new capabilities and processes become available.
