Avian Flu Diary: Japan MAFF: 30th Farm Outbreak Of Classical Swine Fever

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The recent heightened pace of outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) in Japan continues with their Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF) reporting the 6th farm detection in the past 35 days. While it took 164 days for Japan to report their first 10 farm outbreaks, we've seen that number more than triple since early March, with 20 new outbreaks in the past 125 days.

The OIE has similarly reported more than a tripling in the number of infected wild boar (rising from 218 in March to 722 (Update #31) detected in Gifu and Aichi Prefectures.

CSF, which reappeared in Japan last September after an absence of 26 years, is similar in appearance and impact to African Swine Fever (ASF), but is caused by a different virus.

Both are highly contagious among pigs, and can be devastating to the pork industry, but neither disease poses a direct human health threat.

This (translated) report from Japan's MAFF.

Confirmation of suspected affected animals of swine fever in Aichi Prefecture, about (30 case was in Japan)

Ryowa first year July 8,
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 Aichi Prefecture, Nagakute 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: Aichi Prefecture, Nagakute
breeding situation: 577 head

2. Background

(1) Aichi Prefecture, July 7 (Sunday), from the farm, received a report of a breeding pig has exhibited abnormal, we conducted a site inspection by animal health inspectors.
(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 (July 8, Monday), it turned out to be a suspected affected animals of swine fever want did.
(3) For this reason, along with the epidemic prevention measures for feeding pigs of the farm, the farm pigs from was moving farm feeding administrators and are the same (same prefecture Seto City) pseudo-feeding pig pig cholera the affected animals, will take quarantine measures (suspected affected animals total: 790 horses (1 units 2 farm)). (July 8 (Monday) Modify)

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