An additional case of ASF occurred in 10 days in South Korea

Published 2023년 3월 31일

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An additional case of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been reported at a pig farm in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, making it the sixth case this year in South Korea. In response, the government is strengthening ASF quarantine management and implementing measures such as culling, detailed inspections, and intensive disinfection. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is also collaborating with local governments and academic departments to prevent the spread of ASF, particularly in areas of concern like northern Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province. They are advising the public to follow quarantine measures and to prevent visiting farms to reduce the risk of ASF spread.
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[Reporter Kim Gyeong-wook, The Korean Rural Newspaper] An additional case of African Swine Fever (ASF) occurred in 10 days at a pig farm in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. This year alone, six cases have been reported one after another in pig farms, and while the spread of ASF has not stopped, the government has also announced plans to strengthen ASF quarantine management. African Swine Fever Central Accident Response Headquarters (Director Jeong Hwang-geun, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) said that ASF occurred in a pig farm with about 9,000 pigs in Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do on March 29, and it was finally confirmed on the 30th as a result of a detailed inspection at the Gyeonggi-do Animal Hygiene Laboratory. revealed This pig farm is a farm run by the same owner as the pig farm in Pocheon, which occurred on March 19th. In order to prevent the spread of ASF, heavy water sources carried out culling according to the Emergency Action Guide (SOP), etc., and carried out ...
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