South Korea: All pig farms in Yangju ASF outbreak quarantine area tested negative

Gyeonggi Province in South Korea announced that all pig farms within the quarantine zone or with epidemiological relationships in relation to the recent outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Yangju have tested negative. The province mobilized 160 disinfection vehicles and 32 livestock quarantine officers to conduct examinations and disinfection. The province plans to continue surveillance activities until movement restrictions are lifted. Since the first appearance of ASF in domestic pigs in 2019, 49 cases have occurred in 19 cities and counties in Gyeonggi, Incheon, Gangwon, and Gyeongbuk, and 4,200 cases have been confirmed in wild boars nationwide.

(Yangju=Yonhap News) Reporter Woo Young-sik = Gyeonggi Province announced on the 26th that all pig farms within the quarantine zone or with epidemiological relationships in relation to the recent outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Yangju were tested negative as a result of a detailed examination. Earlier, when ASF occurred at a pig farm in Yangju City on the 16th, Gyeonggi Province mobilized 160 available disinfection vehicles, including the joint quarantine team, to disinfect vulnerable farms and surrounding roads. In addition, to prevent the spread of disease between farms, 32 livestock quarantine officers from 17 teams were mobilized to conduct clinical and detailed examinations on 45 pig farms within a 10km radius of the outbreak farms (40 in Yangju, 5 in Dongducheon) within the quarantine zone and 9 farms with epidemiological relationships (4 in Paju, 5 in Pocheon). All test results were negative. Clinical observations on 146 slaughterhouse epidemiological farms ...