Taiwan regains African swine fever-free statusBy Yang Yuan-ting and Sam Garcia / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) again classified Taiwan as free from African swine fever (ASF), returning Taiwan to its status as the only country in Asia to be free of all three major swine diseases, the Ministry of Agriculture said today. A case of African swine fever broke out on a farm in Wuci District (梧棲), Taichung, on Oct. 21 last year. The achievement marks Taiwan as the only country in the world to regain ASF-free status after an outbreak in domestic pigs, he said. The nation also regained its status as the only country in Asia to be free of all three major swine diseases: ASF, classical swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease, he added. With Taiwan’s return to disease-free status, pork exports to countries that previously imported Taiwanese pork such as Singapore and the Philippines are expected to resume within the latter half of the year, Fu said.

Source: Taipei Times April 06, 2026 11:53 UTC