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ASF detected in Dominican Republic, prompting worries it may spread to US

08/04/21 6:45 AM By Bill Tomson and Noah Wicks
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African Swine Fever was confirmed in the Dominican Republic last Tuesday, marking its first detection in the Western Hemisphere and the closest it has been to the United States in approximately 40 years.
KEYWORDS African Swine Fever aphis Dominican Republic Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture OIE Swine Health Information Center U.S. Customs and Border Protection USDA
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