Manual on the Preparation of African Swine Fever Contingency Plans, Vol. 11

African swine fever (ASF) is a disease with a mortality rate close to 100 percent. There is no vaccine and no conventional treatment against the disease. This manual provides information on the nature of ASF, and on the principles of, and strategic options for its prevention, control and elimination. Guidelines are given for individual countries threatened by ASF to 9 formulate their own national policy on control and eradication of a possible incursion of the disease. The manual identifies both personnel and equipment and other facilities that are needed in a national ASF contingency plan.Geering, W. A. is the author of 'Manual on the Preparation of African Swine Fever Contingency Plans, Vol. 11', published 2001 under ISBN 9789251045817 and ISBN 925104581X.