PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Oceania (02): Papua New Guinea (SL) domestic, 1st rep, OIE

African Swine Fever — Papua New Guinea
Information received on [and dated] 30 Mar 2020 from Dr Ilagi Puana, chief veterinary officer, Veterinary Services, National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 5 Mar 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Mar 2020
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: African swine fever virus
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory