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Another suspected case of African swine fever reported in Yangju, Gyeonggi-do Province

2019-09-28 98 Dailymotion

경기 양주서 아프리카돼지열병 의심 신고<br /><br />Turning to the African swine fever outbreak affecting the nation. <br />Another suspected case of the highly-contagious animal disease has been reported at a pig farm in Yangju, Gyeonggi-do Province.<br />The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Authorities said it received the report on Saturday.<br />It added emergency quarantine measures are being taken and movement in and out of the area is currently restricted.<br />If confirmed, it would be the tenth confirmed case of African swine fever in South Korea.<br />Yangju has seen numerous reports over the past week, but they all tested negative.<br />The nine confirmed cases so far are concentrated in the northern areas of Gyeonggi-do Province and in Incheon -- the latest case in the Ganghwa Island area.<br />Authorities have yet to identify exactly how the animal disease -- which is harmless to humans, but fatal to pigs -- entered South Korea. <br />

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