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Guizhou in swine fever outbreak

China鈥檚 agriculture ministry said yesterday that a new case of African swine fever has been confirmed in Guizhou Province.

The outbreak occurred on two farms in the county of Pingtang, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said, citing a China Animal Disease Control Center report.

As of late yesterday, 21 out of the 65 pigs on the farm in Luoliang Village have died from the viral disease, while 15 out of 121 pigs on the farm in Leyang Village have died.

A team was dispatched to the area immediately and local authorities have initiated an emergency response to block, cull and disinfect affected pigs.

Transport of all pigs and related products out of or into the blockaded region is forbidden, the ministry said.

China reported its first case of the disease in August 2018 in the northeastern province of Liaoning.


 

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