17 more cases of African swine fever found in wild boars in Singapore

Published 2023년 3월 10일

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Seventeen additional cases of African swine fever have been detected in wild boars in Singapore, bringing the total to 18. The disease has been found in forested areas and nature parks across the country. Despite the outbreak, the World Organisation for Animal Health has declared the situation as 'sufficiently stable'. The National Parks Board is studying how the virus reached Singapore, and has confirmed that the disease only affects pigs and does not pose a public health risk. The Philippines has imposed a temporary ban on the import of pork products from Singapore to prevent the spread of the disease.
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SINGAPORE: Another 17 cases of African swine fever have been detected in wild boars in Singapore. According to the latest report by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) on Feb 24, there are now 18 cases recorded in Singapore, more than two weeks after the National Parks Board (NParks) confirmed the country's first case on Feb 7. Of the 18 cases, 15 were detected in wild boar carcasses while the remaining three were trapped wild boars. The three trapped boars were killed and disposed of, said WOAH. In its epidemiological comments, it said the virus has been detected in wild boars in forested areas and nature parks in several parts of Singapore. The situation is deemed "sufficiently stable", it added. In response to CNA's queries, an NParks spokesperson said on Friday (Mar 10) that the virus samples were largely found in the north of Singapore. "NParks is currently studying how ASF (African swine fever) came to be found in wild boars in Singapore," said Dr Chang Siow ...

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