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Although China, Vietnam, and a host of other Asian nations are furiously combating African Swine Fever (ASF), Japan continues to wage war against Classical Swine Fever (CSF), which re-appeared last September after an absence of 26 years.
CSF, while similar in appearance and impact to African Swine Fever (ASF), is caused by a different virus. Both, however, are highly contagious among pigs, and can be economically devastating for pork producers, but neither disease poses a direct human health threat.While it took 164 days for Japan to report their first 10 farm outbreaks, we've seen that pace more than double since March, with 17 new outbreaks in the past 109 days.
The OIE has similarly reported a tripling in the number of infected wild boar (rising from 218 in March to 655 today) detected in Gifu and Aichi Prefectures.Today's (translated) announcement from Japan's MAFF, after which I'll have a postscript:
Confirmation of suspected affected animals of swine fever in Gifu Prefecture, about (27 case was in Japan)
Ryowa first year June 23,
the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Today, suspected affected animals of swine fever has been confirmed in wild boar positive confirmation point from there within 10km monitored which has been a Gifu Prefecture Seki of the farm.
We are taken all possible measures for the quarantine measures for the disease.
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 Seki
breeding situation: 1,199 head
2. Background
(1) Gifu Prefecture, June 22 (Saturday), from the farm, received a report of a breeding pig has exhibited abnormal, we conducted a site inspection by animal health inspectors.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 (June 23 (Sunday)), turned out to be a suspected affected animals of swine fever want did.
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.(Continue . . . )
(2) for the farm of movement restricted area, it will be carried out as soon as possible occurrence status check inspection.
(3) Since the spread of infection prevention, strengthening the disinfection of peripheral generation farm, we set up a disinfection point to the main road.
(4) for the investigation of such infection route, and dispatch the epidemiological investigation team of the country.
(5) aims to ensure the early detection and early notification of the disease.
(6) strive to relevant ministries and sufficient cooperation, producer, consumer, we will endeavor to provide accurate information to the distributors and the like.
(7) 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.
(8) In order to investigate and prevent the spread of such infection route, it will assume all the possibilities investigation.
As of May, 2019 the OIE lists the following 36 nations as being free from Classical Swine Fever.
CSF free Members
According to Resolution No. 22 (87th General Session of World Assembly, May 2019)
Members recognised as free from CSF according to the provisions of Chapter 15.2. of the Terrestrial Code :
On a related topic, I've been unable to access China's MOA website for the past 3 days (using 2 different computers, and even trying through a VPN), without success. I just checked IsItDownRightNow and they report the MOA server is not responding.
China's CDC, China.gov, and several other Chinese government websites I checked, are working.So far I've not seen any explanation for this outage.
