African swine fever case detected at another pig farm in Penang, Malaysia

GEORGE TOWN (Jan 7): Another pig farm in Valdor, South Seberang Perai near here was shut down on Saturday (Jan 7) due to a positive case of African swine fever (ASF). The closure was carried out by the Penang Veterinary Services Department (JPV), with this being the second ASF case involving two pig farms in the state so far. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said he attended a management meeting regarding the matter on Saturday morning. "The ASF case involves a second pig farm in South Seberang Perai, and immediate action has been taken to close the farm in order to cull more than 1,000 livestock there. "As the Valdor area (in South Seberang Perai) has 42 pig farms, we have decided that this disaster will be upgraded from the district to the state level, because the district office (SPS) only has limited resources," he told reporters after officiating the LovePENANG Carnival in Padang Kota Lama here on Saturday night. Chow said he had also instructed State Secretary Datuk Mohd ...