March 26, 2021

Chinese authorities investigate pig carcasses found at Yellow River

Authorities in China are investigating dead pigs discovered at the Yellow River, according to Banyuetan, a magazine run by state news agency Xinhua.

Dozens of pig carcasses were discovered in the Inner Mongolia section of the country's second-longest river, with some rotting in the water. Local authorities are investigating the source of the pigs and checking if they carried any disease, in addition to disinfecting the area.

In 2013, thousands of dead pigs were discovered in Shanghai's Huangpu river. Some of the carcasses were reported to be infected with porcine circovirus disease. A year later, authorities pulled more than 100 dead pigs from the Ganjiang River in Nanchang city.

The latest discovery comes as China's hog herd is recovering from African swine fever. The disease broke out in the country in 2018 and destroyed almost half the hogs in the world's largest pork producer.

- The Business Times