Classical Swine Fever -- Japan
Japanese authorities were battling to contain swine flu on Wed (6 Feb 2019) after the virus was detected at multiple sites in central Japan.
Japanese soldiers and local government officials began slaughtering around 6600 pigs at a farm in Toyota City in Aichi prefecture following the confirmation of an outbreak of swine fever, also known as hog cholera, there.
Since January [2019], the farm has shipped pigs to 6 facilities in Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, Shiga, Mie, and Osaka prefectures,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6302083&promed&0
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