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Japan has been dealing with the return of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) - after an absence of 26 years - since September of 2018. While similar in impact to ASF, CSF is caused by a different virus, and is considered a little easier to control.
Today Japan's MAFF reports on the first farm outbreak of CSF in Yamanashi Prefecture - which reported their first wild boar detection of the virus just over two weeks ago.Farm outbreaks for the first 10 months were confined to Gifu and Aichi Prefectures, but since mid-summer we've seen a rapid expansion of the virus into the neighboring prefectures, with detections in both wild boar and in farmed animals.
Today's announcement from Japan's MAFF follows:
Confirmation of affected animals of CSF in Yamanashi Prefecture, about (49 case was in Japan)
Ryowa first year on November 16,
the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Today, affected animals of CSF has been confirmed in wild boar positive confirmation point from there within 10km monitored and made to have Yamanashi Prefecture Nirasaki 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: Yamanashi Prefecture Nirasaki
breeding situation: 871 head
2. Background
(1) Yamanashi Prefecture, November 14 (Thursday), from the farm, received a report of a breeding pig has exhibited abnormal, we conducted a site inspection by animal health inspectors.
(2) Since the suspicion of CSF is caused by the inspection at the Livestock Hygiene Service Center, sent the material to Noken mechanism Animal Health Research Institute (Note), was subjected to a genetic analysis, today (November 16 (Saturday) ), it was found to be an animal subject of the CSF.
(Note) specialized research institutions on the only animal health in Japan
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While CSF doesn't pose a human health hazard, it - very much like African Swine Fever (ASF) - can be devastating to the pork industry.
