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While China and Vietnam contend with African Swine Fever - since September of last year Japan has been dealing with Classical Swine fever - and today announces their 10th farm (and 8th in Gifu Prefecture) to test positive for the disease.
Often clinically indistinguishable from African Swine Fever (ASF), Classical Swine Fever (CSF) is caused by a different virus (genus Pestivirus, family Flaviviridae).Both diseases are highly contagious among pigs, and can be economically devastating for pork producers, but neither disease poses a direct human health threat.
In addition to the 10 farms now affected, as of their last update, the OIE lists:
As of the 12th February, 738 wild boars (81 dead and 657 captured) in Gifu prefecture have been tested and 133 (43 dead and 90 captured) were found to be positive for CSF by RT-PCR since 13th of September. 59 wild boars (14 dead and 45 captured) in Aichi prefecture have been tested and 10 were found to be positive (1 dead and 9 captured) for CSF by RT-PCR since 14th of September. Among the other prefectures, 172 dead wild boars in 36 prefectures were tested and all were found to be negative by RT-PCR since the 14th of September.
Today's (translated) announcement from Japan's MAFF follows:
Confirmation of suspected affected animals of swine fever in Gifu Prefecture, about (10 case was in Japan)
2019 February 19,
the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Today, suspected affected animals of swine fever has been confirmed in a pig farm in Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture.
We are taken all possible measures for the quarantine measures for the disease.
The farm has to refrain from the movement of breeding pigs from the time the suspicion of swine fever has occurred.
Interview in the field, thank you for your cooperation as strictly refrain from such that there is a risk that cause the spread of the disease.
1. Overview of the occurrence farm
Location: Gifu Prefecture Mizunami
breeding situation: fattening pig 5,775 head
2. Background
(1) Gifu Prefecture, February 18 (Monday), received reports from the farm that there are loss of appetite pig, animal health inspectors have conducted a site inspection.3. of future correspondence
(2) the same day, because the suspicion of swine fever is caused by the inspection at the Livestock Hygiene Service Center, was subjected to a thorough examination, today (February 19, Tuesday), has been confirmed to be a suspected affected animals of swine fever directly below.
On the basis of the "specific livestock epidemic quarantine guidelines for classical swine fever", and taken all possible measures for the following quarantine measures, and the like.
(1) The farm breeding pigs slaughtered and baked burial, and carried quickly and accurately quarantine measures necessary for setting of the movement restriction zone.
(2) Since the spread of infection prevention, strengthening the disinfection of peripheral generation farm, we set up a disinfection point to the main road.
(3) For the investigation of such infection route, and dispatch the epidemiological investigation team of the country.
(4) aims to ensure the early detection and early notification of the disease.
(5) strive to relevant ministries and sufficient cooperation, producer, consumer, we will endeavor to provide accurate information to the distributors and the like.
(6) thorough guidance on compliance with the Standards of Rearing Hygiene Management of intrusion prevention, etc. to the farm disinfection and wild animals of the farm.
(7) In order to investigate and prevent the spread of such infection route, it will assume all the possibilities investigation.
(Continue . . . )
Until last September, Japan had been one of only 35 countries (see map below) that has been certified by the OIE as being free of the disease with their last outbreak reported in the early 1990s.
With Japan's recent suspension, that number now stands at 34.
