African Swine Fever -- China
African swine fever [ASF] has infected 185 pigs on a farm in Wuhu City in eastern China's Anhui province, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday [30 Aug 2018]. The infection killed 80 of 459 hogs on a farm in Wuhu's Nanling County.
Transport of hogs and related products has been banned in the affected area, said a notice on the ministry's website.
[Byline: Elias Glenn]
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Communicated by:
Sabine Zentis
[Since 3 Aug 2018, 4 ASF outbreaks have been officially reported by
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