Given the importance of pork in the Bhutanese diet and to enhance food security, the Government of Bhutan has generated policies to promote development of the swine sector in the country. One of the main threats to swine farming is classical swine fever (CSF), a transboundary disease of wild and domestic swine thought to be enzootic in the country. In 2018, three outbreaks of CSF were notified in Bhutan. The type of animals, their vaccine status, and the aftermath of these outbreaks highlight the interplay of epidemiological and context-specific factors that may result in CSF undermining the emerging Bhutanese swine sector. This communication reports on the CSF outbreaks of 2018, discusses some of the challenges posed by these events, and proposes some research priorities.

鉴于猪肉在不丹人饮食中的重要性并增强粮食安全，不丹政府制定了促进该国养猪业发展的政策。养猪业的主要威胁之一是经典猪瘟（CSF），它是该国野生和家养猪的跨界疾病，被认为是该国的动物病。2018年，在不丹通报了三起脑脊液疫情。动物的类型，疫苗的状态以及这些疾病爆发的后果突显了流行病学和因地制宜因素之间的相互作用，这些因素可能导致脑脊液破坏了新兴的不丹猪业。这份通讯报道了2018年的CSF爆发，讨论了这些事件带来的一些挑战，并提出了一些研究重点。