FAO is leading a two-day simulation exercise on African swine fever starting today in Podgorica, Montenegro. The exercise is part of a wider FAO effort helping Balkan countries bolster their capacities for responding to a possible outbreak of African swine fever, a dangerous transboundary animal disease without a cure or a vaccine.

A group of 20 people, staff of the Veterinary Sector from the Administration for Food safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management and private veterinarians, guided by FAO animal health experts, will simulate the response to a possible African swine fever outbreak in Montenegro.