PRO/AH/EDR> Classical swine fever – Japan (02): (GM) domestic, spread

Classical Swine Fever — Japan
The agriculture ministry said Saturday [26 Sep 2020] that classical swine fever (CSF) infections have been confirmed at a pig farm in the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, marking the 1st outbreak of the infectious disease among farmed pigs in the country in about half a year.
It is the 1st classical swine fever case at a pig farm in Gunma since the 1st outbreak in Japan in 26 years was confirmed in 2018. The Gunma Prefectural Government will slaughter all of the roughly 5400 pigs at the