[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] It has been confirmed that African Swine Fever was additionally detected at a pig farm subject to culling in Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon Province.


On the 11th, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for African Swine Fever announced that African Swine Fever tested positive at one preventive culling pig farm located 2.1 km away from the previously confirmed African Swine Fever outbreak pig farm. All other pig farms tested negative in detailed inspections.



On the 9th, the headquarters reported that samples from the premises of a pig farm in Sangseo-myeon, Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon Province, tested positive for African Swine Fever. This is the first occurrence of African Swine Fever in farmed pigs in one year since October of last year.


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