The Dangjin ASF virus, possibility of transmission from abroad

Published 2025년 12월 23일

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[Jin-woo Lee, Korea Farmers Newspaper] The African Swine Fever (ASF) Central Accident Management Headquarters, which has been conducting an epidemiological survey related to the ASF outbreak in Dangjin, Chungnam, has called for strengthened management of farm workers and the prevention of illegal livestock imports. Based on the analysis of the cause of the outbreak conducted by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency on November 24 in Dangjin, Chungnam, it is planned to strengthen the quarantine management in areas that require improvement. The ASF virus that occurred in the Dangjin pig farm is a type that has not been confirmed in the country so far and matches the genetic type occurring in overseas countries such as Nepal and Vietnam.

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The African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, and related epidemiological surveys have led the Central Incident Response Headquarters for African Swine Fever to call for stricter management of farm workers, especially foreign workers, and the prevention of illegal imports of livestock products. Based on the analysis of the cause of the ASF outbreak in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, conducted by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency on November 24, the agency plans to strengthen quarantine management in areas that require improvement. The ASF virus that occurred in the Dangjin pig farm has been identified as a type that has not been confirmed domestically so far and matches the genetic type occurring in Nepal and Vietnam. The Central Incident Response Headquarters suggested that the estimated time of ASF infection could go back to early October, and based on the statements of the farm owner, it could also be traced back to around July. ...

Source: Agrinet