February 6, 2025

South Korea reports second ASF outbreak of 2025 in late January

On January 28, South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the country's second African swine fever (ASF) outbreak of the year, this time at a farm in Yangju County, Gyeonggi Province.

The outbreak impacted approximately 4,450 pigs and followed another confirmed case in the same province just days earlier.

Since ASF was first detected in South Korea in 2019, the nation has now recorded 51 outbreaks in domestic pig herds, leading to the culling of approximately 190,700 animals.

Additionally, ASF continues to spread among wild boar populations, with more than 4,200 cases confirmed to date.

- Swineweb