African Swine Fever — China
China has confirmed a new outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region. On a local farm in Yongning County, 26 pigs were confirmed infected with the viral disease and 13 had died as of 11 p.m. [Sat 19 Jan 2019], said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Sunday [20 Jan 2019], citing a report from the China Animal Disease Control Center.
A team has been dispatched to the area to give guidance, and local authorities have initiated an
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