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GMJ News > GMJ Briefs > Announcement: World Animal Health Organisation Issues First Global Guidelines for African Swine Fever Vaccines

Announcement: World Animal Health Organisation Issues First Global Guidelines for African Swine Fever Vaccines

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Last updated: 24/08/2026 17:30
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African swine fever vaccine regulatory guidelines framework published by WOAH
The World Animal Health Organisation has published the first global harmonised guidelines for African swine fever vaccines, establishing standardised protocols for safety, efficacy testing, and deployment. The framework aims to accelerate vaccine availability while maintaining rigorous quality oversight across all member states. — African swine fever piadc.png by Ben Clark, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Department of Homeland Security / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
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The World Animal Health Organisation has released the first global guidelines for African swine fever vaccines, establishing unified safety and efficacy standards for faster deployment. The harmonised framework enables 50+ affected countries to accelerate vaccine approval whilst maintaining rigorous quality oversight. A major milestone in coordinated international disease control.

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Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.

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