Ecuador accelerates pig vaccination campaign to combat classical swine fever

Ecuador is intensifying its efforts to vaccinate over 2 million pigs across 23 provinces to control classical swine fever, with ongoing campaigns supported by public funding and nationwide compliance measures.

Ecuador is pressing ahead with a nationwide drive to vaccinate more than 2.06 million pigs against classical swine fever, as Agrocalidad steps up efforts to contain a disease that has long threatened the country’s pork industry.

According to the agency, brigades had delivered 1.346 million doses by mid-July 2026, leaving about 714,000 animals still to be immunised before the campaign ends in October. The programme runs under the state’s mandatory animal disease control scheme and is supported by annual public funding of $534,503.

The campaign covers 23 provinces and relies on 350 vaccinators from 19 authorised operators, backed by 98 Agrocalidad technicians overseeing compliance and monitoring. The agency says vaccination is compulsory for pig producers and also helps strengthen traceability, since animals are individually identified and tracked for movement to fairs, collection centres and other regulated sites.

Classical swine fever, also known as hog cholera, is a highly contagious viral disease affecting domestic and wild pigs. Agrocalidad says vaccination remains the only preventive tool, as there is no treatment. The agency has kept the national campaign open continuously until 31 October 2026 under a May resolution, underscoring the sector’s reliance on sustained biosecurity rather than intermittent intervention.

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