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While China, Vietnam, and a host of other Asian nations are 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.
For the 6th time in the past 30 days Japan's Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF) is reporting a farm outbreak of CSF, once again in hard hit Gifu Prefecture.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 23 new outbreaks in the past 144 days.
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.Today's (translated) announcement from Japan's MAFF, and then a closer look at a revised OIE report:
Confirmation of suspected affected animals of swine fever in Gifu Prefecture, about (33 case was in Japan)
Ryowa first year July 27,
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 Ena, Gifu Prefecture 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: Ena, Gifu Prefecture
breeding situation: 1,015 head
2. Background
(1) Gifu Prefecture, July 26 (Friday), 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 27, Saturday), turned out to be a suspected affected animals of swine fever want did.
3. of future correspondence
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) 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.
4. Other
(1) pig cholera, swine, is a disease of wild boar, it does not infect humans. In addition, it does not meat of infected pigs on the market.
(2) coverage of the in situ, that there is a risk that cause the spread of the disease, thank you for your cooperation as strictly refrain from such that there is a risk of infringing the privacy of the people of the farmers. In particular, for coverage of using a helicopter that might interfere with the epidemic prevention work, thank you so strictly avoided.
(3) in the future, so we will endeavor to provide quick and accurate information, so as not to be confused by such relations of production and consumers, such as who is unfounded rumor, thank you for your cooperation.
Three weeks ago, in Japan MAFF: 30th Farm Outbreak Of Classical Swine Fever, we looked at the latest OIE follow up report (Update #31) which stated 722 infected wild boar had been detected in Gifu and Aichi Prefectures since last September.
For reasons that are not exactly clear, that 31st update was removed from the OIE's list some time later, and a new 31st update was posted only a few days ago (dated July 23rd).This new 31st update contains the first mention of CSF detected in wild boar outside of Gifu and Aichi Prefectures; specifically in Mie Prefecture, which recorded their first farm outbreak earlier this week.
The cutoff date (June 4th) in the new report (see below) appears to be in error, as Update #30 - released more than a month ago - had a June 19th cutoff date, and all 81 outbreaks listed fell between June 12th and July 2nd.In any event, the new number of wild boar detected with the CSF virus in Japan has jumped - as of nearly 4 weeks ago - to 732.
Summary of the wild boar surveillance
As of 4th June, 1,548 wild boars (307 dead and 1,241 captured) in Gifu prefecture have been tested and 693 (230 dead and 463 captured) were found to be positive for CSF virus (CSFV) by RT-PCR since 13th of September 2018.
561 wild boars (28 dead and 533 captured) in Aichi prefecture have been tested and 35 were found to be positive (12 dead and 23 captured) for CSFV by RT-PCR since 14th of September 2018.
29 wild boars (6 dead and 23 captured) in Mie prefecture have been tested and 4 were found to be positive (0 dead and 4 captured) for CSFV by RT-PCR since 14th September 2018.
Among the other prefectures, 343 wild boars (296 dead and 47 captured) in 40 prefectures were tested and all were found to be negative for CSFV by RT-PCR since the 14th of September 2018.
