April 14, 2020

China reports ASF in two provinces

China has confirmed two cases of African swine fever (ASF) in the northern provinces of Gansu and Shaanxi, the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Sunday night.

The Gansu case was detected in two trucks transporting 320 piglets to Minqin county, with three piglets dead.

The Shaanxi outbreak occurred in a small farm with 49 hogs that had bought piglets from another province. There were 39 pigs killed in the outbreak.

The agriculture ministry said that it has sent inspectors to carry out special checks on ASF in Gansu and Shaanxi.