Japan MAFF: 45th Farm Outbreak of Classical Swine Fever

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After a fairly slow first half of September, reports of Classical Swine Fever in Japan have picked up over the past 9 days, with the 5th farm outbreak reported today since the 13th.  Today's report is the 45th farm outbreak since the disease re-emerged a year ago after an absence of 26 years.

While CSF doesn't pose a human health hazard, it - very much like African Swine Fever (ASF) - can be devastating to the pork industry.

Today's (translated) report from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture reads:

Confirmation of suspected affected animals of swine fever in Gifu Prefecture, about (45 case was in Japan)

Ryowa first year September 22,
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: 8,060 head

2. Background

(1) Gifu Prefecture, September 21 (Saturday), 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 (September 22 (Sunday)), turned out to be a suspected affected animals of swine fever want did.

The numbers we have on wild boar surveillance are more than a month old, as the most recent OIE report (#35) did not update that information, stating:

Summary of the wild boar surveillance The report about the latest results of wild boar surveillance will be provided on the following follow-up report.

Going back to the August OIE report, however (see Summary of the wild boar surveillance (as of 14th August)), nearly 1000 positive cases across 6 prefectures had been reported:

• [Gifu prefecture (since 13th of September 2018)] Tested (RT-PCR): 1,914 wild boars (368 dead and 1,546 captured), Positive: 841 (275 dead and 566 captured) 
• [Aichi prefecture (since 14th of September 2018)] Tested (RT-PCR): 797 wild boars (36 dead and 761 captured), Positive: 65 wild boars (16 dead and 49 captured) 
• [Nagano prefecture (since 14th of September 2018)] Tested (RT-PCR): 212 wild boars (89 dead and 123 captured) Positive: 59 (29 dead and 30 captured)
• [Mie prefecture (since 14th of September 2018)] Tested (RT-PCR): 131 wild boars (15 dead and 116 captured), Positive: 4 (0 dead and 4 captured) 
• [Fukui prefecture (since 14th September 2018)] Tested (RT-PCR): 39 wild boars (5 dead and 34 captured), Positive: 7 (0 dead and 7 captured) 
• [Toyama prefecture (since 14th September 2018)] Tested (RT-PCR): 29 wild boars (9 dead and 20 captured) Positive: 4 (3 dead and 1 captured) 
• [Other 37 prefectures (since 14th of September 2018) Tested (RT-PCR): 352 wild boars (265 dead and 87 captured) Positive: 0