PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (48): North Korea (CH) domestic, 1st rep, OIE

African Swine Fever — North Korea
Information received on [and dated] 30 May 2019 from Mr Ri Kyong Gun, director of the Veterinary and, Ministry of Agriculture, Anti-Epizootic Department, Pyongyang, Korea (Dem People’s Rep.)
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 23 May 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 25 May 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: African swine fever virus
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory