One of the reasons why African
swine fever is so hard to eradicate is that it's easy to transmit.
'African
swine fever has spread rapidly in Vietnam, starting in the north and moving into central areas of the country.
"As an outbreak of African
swine fever has officially been confirmed in North Korea, it is very important to take disinfection and quarantine measures in border regions," the prime minister said after visiting a pig farm and a Marine Corps unit in Ganghwa County in Incheon, west of Seoul.
African
swine fever. In: Manual of diagnostic tests and vaccines for terrestrial animals.
African
swine fever affects more than 55 countries on 3 continents, including China, which contains nearly half of the world's pig population.
African
Swine Fever has been reported from all provinces of China, with only the island of Hainan still out of reach.
German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt has rejected a plea from the farming association to refrain from imposing an export ban if African
swine fever was identified in wild boars, saying Germany was not in a position to bypass EU rules.
The seriousness of the situation was highlighted over the weekend, when another case of African
swine fever was reported on a pig farm in the Tula region of Russia, the meat from which has already been supplied to five regions in Russia and may now be in the shops of several Russian cities.
The Danish Veterinary Institute (DVI) has reportedly said that final test results for
swine fever at a farm in Kolding, Denmark had proved negative.
Mr O'Brien said: "Fears about
swine fever are the latest problem to hit pig farmers in north Warwickshire.
Only five farms have been confirmed with classical
swine fever, Mr Scudamore said, with a further 31 premises reporting sick pigs.
But there has been no case of
swine fever in Scotland in living memory.
