According to the TTXVN in Seoul, on May 22, South Korea’s African Swine Fever (ASF) Response Committee announced that it had discovered the first outbreak on a farm with more than 1,200 pigs in Cheorwon district, Gangwon province (North).
South Korea discovered the first farm infected with African swine fever. Image: AFP
The Committee decided to send an epidemic prevention and epidemiological investigation team to the above farm to take measures to prevent the disease from spreading widely. Measures to control people, vehicles and livestock entering and exiting are carried out simultaneously with the destruction and burial of livestock being raised on this farm based on the Instructions for emergency response to epidemics. Within a radius of 10 km around the farm where the disease occurred, there are currently 65 other farms, raising more than 14,000 pigs.
The above committee issued an order to temporarily stop the movement of people and vehicles belonging to livestock-related facilities, such as livestock farms, slaughterhouses, and animal feed factories in 10 cities and districts of the provinces. Gangwon province, Gyeonggi, and Incheon city within 48 hours to review the epidemic. The temporary measure will last until 8:00 p.m on May 23.
Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has directed the Ministries of Agriculture, Food and Livestock and the Ministry of Environment to quickly take measures to prevent the disease from spreading.
Khánh Vân