3 Additional Cases of African Swine Fever Virus Confirmed in Wild Boar Carcasses in Hwacheon

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[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] The National Institute of Environmental Research under the Ministry of Environment announced on the 23rd that the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus was detected in three wild boar carcasses found in Hwacheon-eup, Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon-do.

All confirmed carcasses were found within the first fence currently being installed. The government is installing the first fence within a 1.3 km radius from the point where ASF-infected wild boars were discovered for quarantine purposes. In this area, ASF-infected wild boars were also found on the 17th and 21st of this month. With this additional confirmation, the number of ASF virus detections in wild boars has increased to 98 cases, with 13 cases in Hwacheon.

Jung Won-hwa, head of the Biosafety Research Team at the National Institute of Environmental Research, stated, "We will complete the fence as soon as possible and conduct thorough searches of the surrounding areas."

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