Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 10798
African Swine Fever
Tabled: 23 October 2024
Answered: 28 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dr Neil Hudson
Conservative — Epping Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of risk of incursion of African swine fever to the UK.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerWhilst we have never had an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the UK, the overall risk of an incursion of ASF is currently assessed to be MEDIUM (the event occurs regularly) and we continue to prepare for a possible outbreak. The risk of ASF enteri...
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