Recently, India’s first indigenous vaccine for which disease was announced by ICAR?

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The correct answer is Option A: African Swine Fever. ICAR announced India’s first indigenous African Swine Fever vaccine for pigs on 4 August 2026, developed by ICAR–NIHSAD, Bhopal. African Swine Fever is a highly contagious viral disease affecting domestic pigs and wild suids, caused by the African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) of the Asfarviridae family. African Swine Fever does not infect humans but causes high mortality in pigs and significant economic losses in the piggery sector. The indigenous ASF vaccine is a MA-104 cell line-based live attenuated vaccine using an attenuated ASFV Genotype II virus. The ASF vaccine is recommended for healthy pigs above 8 weeks of age and is administered through a 1 ml intramuscular injection followed by a booster after 14 days. Control of African Swine Fever depends mainly on biosecurity, movement control, culling, and surveillance due to the absence of a widely used commercial cure. ICAR–NIHSAD is located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, and the vaccine is expected to reach the market after regulatory procedures, patenting, and manufacturing.

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