ICAR Develops India's First Indigenous ASF Vaccine
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| Entity | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) |
| Achievement | Developed India's first indigenous African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine |
| Disease | African Swine Fever (ASF)--highly contagious viral disease affecting domestic and wild pigs |
| Causative Agent | African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) (Asfarviridae family) |
| Transmission | Spread via direct contact, contaminated feed, pork products, ticks, and fomites |