South Korea reports case of African swine fever

SEOUL, March 20 (Xinhua) -- South Korea has reported another case of African swine fever (ASF), issuing a shutdown order for pig farms and relevant facilities in the northern regions of the country, the Ministry of Agriculture said Monday. -fair. The country's fifth case of ASF in 2023 was confirmed after 50 pigs died at a pig farm with 12,842 pigs reared in Pocheon, about 40 km northeast of the capital Seoul, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. . To block transmission between farms, a stoppage order was issued for 48 hours until 5:00 am local time on Wednesday on workers and vehicles related to livestock facilities such as pig farms, slaughterhouses and feed factories in the western city of Incheon, Gyeonggi ...