{"id":369051,"date":"2026-08-06T17:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=369051"},"modified":"2026-08-06T17:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:21:59","slug":"indigenous-african-swine-fever-asf-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indigenous-african-swine-fever-asf-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous African Swine Fever (ASF) Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India developed its first indigenous MA-104 cell line-based live attenuated African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine to protect pigs against ASF.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Indigenous African Swine Fever (ASF) Vaccine<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_369057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-369057\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-369057\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=375%2C417&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Indigenous African Swine Fever (ASF) Vaccine\" width=\"375\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=270%2C300&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?w=663&amp;ssl=1 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-369057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Indigenous African Swine Fever (ASF) Vaccine <\/strong>is<strong> India\u2019s first indigenous<\/strong> <strong>MA-104 cell line-based<\/strong> <strong>live attenuated vaccine<\/strong> developed <strong>to protect pigs against African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) Genotype II.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Developed by:<\/strong> It is developed by <strong>ICAR\u2013National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (ICAR-NIHSAD)<\/strong>, Bhopal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MA-104 Cell Line:<\/strong> The vaccine uses the widely available MA-104 cell line, which <strong>removes dependence on proprietary manufacturing platforms<\/strong> and <strong>supports large-scale production at lower cost.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Validation:<\/strong> The vaccine <strong>successfully completed laboratory testing and field validation<\/strong> for safety, efficacy, genetic stability, sterility, purity, immunogenicity, and virulence reversion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dosage:<\/strong> It is recommended for <strong>healthy pigs above eight weeks of age<\/strong>, followed by a <strong>booster dose after 14 days.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About African Swine Fever (ASF)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>African Swine Fever:<\/strong> It is a highly <strong>contagious viral disease<\/strong> that <strong>affects domestic pigs and wild boar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cause:<\/strong> It is caused <strong>by the African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV),<\/strong> a <strong>DNA virus<\/strong> of <strong>the Asfarviridae family.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Symptoms:<\/strong> The disease causes <strong>high fever, haemorrhages<\/strong>, and mortality rates that may approach 100 percent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Human Infection:<\/strong> The disease does <strong>not infect humans or other livestock species.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> <strong>India reported its first ASF outbreak in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in January 2020<\/strong>, and the disease has since spread to several States and Union Territories.<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"277\">International Status:<\/strong> African Swine Fever (ASF) is a listed disease under the <strong data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"381\">World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is covered under its <strong data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"441\">Terrestrial Animal Health Code<\/strong>. Member countries are required to notify WOAH of ASF outbreaks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment:<\/strong> There is <strong>no treatment for ASF,<\/strong> and <strong>prevention depends on strict biosecurity measures<\/strong> and culling of infected animals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India developed its first indigenous MA-104 cell line-based live attenuated African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine to protect pigs against ASF. About Indigenous African Swine Fever (ASF) Vaccine Indigenous African Swine Fever (ASF) Vaccine is India\u2019s first indigenous MA-104 cell line-based live attenuated vaccine developed to protect pigs against African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) Genotype&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indigenous-african-swine-fever-asf-vaccine\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Indigenous African Swine Fever (ASF) Vaccine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-369051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}