Authorities in Indonesia revealed that an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) was responsible of the deaths of hundreds of pigs on the island of Bali. <br /><br />The director of animal health at the Ministry of Agriculture made the announcement on February 5, as around 880 pigs were reported dead since November 2019. <br /><br />Footage of pigs being treated for hog cholera in Kabanjahe, North Sumarta from November 12, 2019, shows workers spraying infected animals in their stalls.<br /><br />ASF killed an estimated 43,000 pigs across North Sumatra in 2019, prompting containment measures to isolate any affected animals. <br /><br />The disease is highly contagious and has no cure or vaccine, but poses no direct health threat to humans.
