[MANILA, SciDev.Net] Three new technologies to detect and manage African Swine Fever have been unveiled in the Philippines amid ongoing concerns about a vaccine imported from Vietnam. African Swine Fever, which causes haemorrhagic fever in pigs, has had a devastating effect on the country’s swine industry, with outbreaks occurring in 76 out of 82 provinces since 2019 and six provinces recording active cases last month. He questioned why a Certificate of Public Registration was issued despite two veterinarians who evaluated the AVAC vaccine deeming it to be unsafe. An association of swine raisers in Batangas province told SciDev.Net it was concerned about using the vaccine on swine herds. Since the first outbreak in China in 2018, 20 countries have reported African Swine Fever, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health.