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Sichuan Province, which reported its first outbreak of African Swine Fever a month ago, continues to be a hot spot of activity, and the Chinese MOA reports the second report from Heilongjiang Province in the past two weeks.
African swine fever epidemic occurred in Yanting County of Sichuan Province and Jiguan District of Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province
Date: 2018-12-16 21:23 Author: Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Press Office [Font Size: Big Middle Small】 Print
The Information Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was released on December 16th, and the African swine fever epidemic occurred in Yanting County, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province and Jiguan District, Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province.
At 14:00 on December 16, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs received a report from the China Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, and was diagnosed by the China Center for Animal Health and Epidemiology (National Center for Animal Disease Research), and a farmer in Yanting County, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province.
Out of the African swine fever epidemic situation, a pig swine outbreak occurred in a farmer in Jiguan District, Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province. Up to now, there are 210 live pigs in Yanting County, with 35 heads and 26 deaths. The chickens in the Jiguan District have 84 pigs, 24 diseases and 24 deaths.
Immediately after the outbreak, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs sent a steering group to the local area. The local government has started the emergency response mechanism as required, and adopted measures such as blockade, culling, harmless treatment, disinfection, etc., to treat all the sick and culled pigs harmlessly. At the same time, all pigs and their products are prohibited from being transferred out of the blockade, and pigs are prohibited from being transported into the blockade. At present, the above measures have been implemented.
While ASF does not pose a direct threat to human health, it can be devastating to pork producers, and China is both the largest consumer and producer of pork in the world.
Although reports remain widely scattered across much of the eastern half of China, the uncontrolled spread of the virus could seriously disrupt that country's economy and impact food security in an already stressed region of the world.
