Two more cases of African swine fever have been confirmed in South Korea within the past 24 hours.<br />With the number of confirmed cases now standing at 11... concerns are rising over the spread of the fatal animal disease.<br />Won Jung-hwan reports.<br />Two new cases of African swine fever were confirmed Wednesday by South Korea's Agriculture Ministry.<br />A first suspected case was reported on Tuesday at a pig farm in Paju, a city close to the inter-Korean border,... and the test results came back positive before daybreak on Wednesday.<br />And just before noon on Wednesday,... another case was confirmed in the same area,... bringing the total number of confirmed cases of African swine fever to ELEVEN.<br />Paju is where the first case was confirmed roughly two weeks ago on September 17th.<br />As for the countermeasures being taken by authorities,... as of 3:30 AM, Korea time, on Wednesday a 48-hour movement ban was enforced for all pigs in Gyeonggi-do Province, Incheon and Gangwon-do Province.<br />Officials hope the move will prevent the further spread of the deadly animal disease as they continue to search for the source of the virus.<br />South Korea has culled more than 90-thousand pigs so far to prevent the further spread of the disease.<br />But with this latest case, that number will increase to more than 110-thousand.<br />That's nearly one-percent of all pigs in South Korea.<br />African swine fever is highly contagious and nearly 100-percent fatal to swine herds.<br />There's no vaccine for the disease... but it does not affect humans.<br />So far, cases in South Korea have mostly been concentrated near the border with North Korea.<br />Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News.<br />
