Global EditionASIA 中文双语Français
China
Home / China / Health

New African swine fever case reported in Guangxi

Xinhua | Updated: 2019-07-06 22:54
Share
Share - WeChat
Vehicles on a country lane are cleaned and disinfected to prevent African swine fever in Qionghai, South China’s Hainan province, May 22, 2019. [Photo/IC]

BEIJING - China's Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ministry on Saturday confirmed a new case of African swine fever in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The outbreak occurred in a village in Gangbei district, Guigang city, with the viral disease infecting 42 pigs and killing 1, said the Ministry, citing a report of China Animal Disease Control Center.

A team was dispatched to the area immediately, and local authorities have initiated an emergency response to block, cull affected pigs, bury them for harmless treatment before disinfecting the venue.

Transport of all pigs and related products out of or into the blockade region is forbidden, the Ministry said.

African swine fever is believed to infect only pigs, and no humans or other species have thus far been infected.

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US