New case of African swine fever detected

A new outbreak of African swine fever was detected in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Saturday, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Monday.

Fourteen hogs were found to be infected by the disease, eight of which died in Zhenglan Banner, Xilin Gol League, according to the announcement, citing a report from the China Animal Disease Control Center.

The latest case was the second in the region. Inner Mongolia and six other provinces have reported a total of 18 cases since Aug 1.