#14,457
After 5 days without reporting a new outbreak, over night MAFRA announced a 14th farm outbreak of African Swine Fever - this time in Yeoncheon - once again very near the North Korean border.
(Translated)
Confirmed the suspected pig farm in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, as confirmed by african pig fever (ASF)
- Order to suspend the yeoncheon county area for 48 hours -
□ Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock And Food (Minister Kim Hyun-soo, "Ministry of Agriculture and Food") announced on Wednesday, October 9 that the results of an overhaul of the suspected sax report of a pig farm (4,000 breeding) in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, located in the northern central management area of Gyeonggi Province, were confirmed today (10.9 days) as African pig fever ("ASF").
* Farm status: 4 foreign workers (4 Nepalese), no residual salaries, fences installed
(Within a 500 m radius) there are only the corresponding farms / 4,120 locations (500m to 3km)
□ The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has emergency measures such as movement control and disinfection of people, livestock and vehicles by emergency lying on the site immediately after receiving a report of suspected axes on the farm.○ As confirmed to ASF, the generation farm and the pig farm 3 within a radius of 4,120 or so are planned to take preventive disposal measures, and are conducting epidemiological studies to determine the cause of the outbreak.□ In addition, today (10.9 days) 23:10 to 11 (Friday) 23:10 to 48 hours to issue a temporary stop order (Standstill) for yeoncheon county area of Gyeonggi.※ Those who violate the Temporary Suspension Order shall be imprisoned for up to one year or fined up to KRW 10 million in accordance with Article 57 of the Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Act.○ During the temporary suspension period, pig farms and livestock-related facilities and vehicles in yeoncheon county, Gyeonggi Province, will be cleaned, cleaned and disinfected.
○However, the movement of livestock transport vehicles for slaughterhouse shipments in order to complete the execution and slaughter of pigs in effect in yeoncheon county area was exempt from the temporary suspension order.
□ The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has asked livestock farmers and livestock officials to report suspicious axes promptly through the implementation of more thorough prevention measures such as cleaning, cleaning, and disinfection of farms and related facilities, and close clinical observation.
Despite persistent reports and rumors to the contrary, North Korea has been silent regarding their ASF situation since their first (and only) OIE Notification last May, and China hasn't `officially' reported an outbreak in more than 6 weeks.
A reminder that no news isn't always good news.
