African Swine Fever -- China
China's agriculture ministry said on Wed [12 Dec 2018] that 2 new African swine fever [ASF] outbreaks were confirmed in Sichuan and Qinghai provinces.
The new case in the city of Bazhong in Sichuan killed 19 of 117 pigs present on a farm, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement on its website.
The case in the city of Xining in Qinghai killed 14 of 69 pigs present on a farm, it added.
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[Qinghai, China's northwestern
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