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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (08): China (XJ) domestic, spread

African Swine Fever -- ChinaChina reported an outbreak of African swine fever [ASF] in Xinjiang region, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday [24 Mar 2021].The outbreak occurred on a farm in Yili prefecture with 466 pigs, and 280 pigs died, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement, adding that the remaining pigs had been culled.[Byline: Min Zhang and Shivani Singh]--Communicated by:ProMED[Yili (Ili), an autonomous prefecture for Kazakh people, is one of 5 autonomous Read more [...]