South Korea: African swine fever (ASF) outbreak at a restocking pig farm in Gimpo, Gyeonggi

Order to stop movement for 48 hours in Gyeonggi, Incheon, etc. As African swine fever (ASF) occurred at a restocking pig farm in Gimpo, Gyeonggi, a 48-hour suspension was ordered in Gyeonggi (including Cheorwon) and Incheon. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korean Pig Association, on the 28th, a portion of sows at a 3,000-headed pig farm located in Haseong-myeon, Gimpo-si, showed decreased feeding, abortion, and fever. According to the ASF outbreak in the Gimpo area in 2019, the farm was preventatively slaughtered on October 8 of that year, restocked on March 4 of last year, and the latest farm inspection was reported on July 29. Accordingly, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is conducting an initial epidemiological investigation by dispatching an epidemiological investigator and ...