Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 26364
African Swine Fever
Tabled: 24 January 2025
Answered: 29 January 2025
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, it remains a key priority in terms of exotic notifiable disease preparedness. The overall risk of an incursion is currently assessed to be medium, and we continue to prepare for ...
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