Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported on the 10th that an outbreak of classical swine fever has been confirmed at a pig farm in Gunma Prefecture, located in the northwestern part of the Kanto region.
According to the ministry’s report, the affected farm houses approximately 1,900 pigs. Another farm with an epidemiological link to this one houses approximately 900 pigs.
A press release issued by the Gunma Prefectural Government on the 10th stated that the prefecture’s agricultural administration received a report from the farm on the 9th regarding suspected African swine fever symptoms, such as diarrhea in piglets, following which staff conducted an on-site inspection of the farm. Genetic test results released by the National Institute of Agricultural and Food Science on the 10th confirmed that the pigs at the farm were infected with African swine fever.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries stated that relevant authorities will implement necessary disease control measures—including culling, incineration, and burial of the pigs at the affected farm—ensure the farm is disinfected, prevent wild animals from entering the premises, and dispatch an epidemiological investigation team to determine the transmission route of this swine fever outbreak.
MAFF explained that swine fever is a disease affecting domestic pigs and wild boars and is not transmissible to humans. Farms should vaccinate their pigs in a timely manner.
In a separate announcement on the 11th, MAFF reported that a wild boar carcass discovered on the 9th in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture—which borders Tokyo—was confirmed to be infected with swine fever following testing.
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According to the ministry’s report, the affected farm houses approximately 1,900 pigs. Another farm with an epidemiological link to this one houses approximately 900 pigs.
A press release issued by the Gunma Prefectural Government on the 10th stated that the prefecture’s agricultural administration received a report from the farm on the 9th regarding suspected African swine fever symptoms, such as diarrhea in piglets, following which staff conducted an on-site inspection of the farm. Genetic test results released by the National Institute of Agricultural and Food Science on the 10th confirmed that the pigs at the farm were infected with African swine fever.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries stated that relevant authorities will implement necessary disease control measures—including culling, incineration, and burial of the pigs at the affected farm—ensure the farm is disinfected, prevent wild animals from entering the premises, and dispatch an epidemiological investigation team to determine the transmission route of this swine fever outbreak.
MAFF explained that swine fever is a disease affecting domestic pigs and wild boars and is not transmissible to humans. Farms should vaccinate their pigs in a timely manner.
In a separate announcement on the 11th, MAFF reported that a wild boar carcass discovered on the 9th in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture—which borders Tokyo—was confirmed to be infected with swine fever following testing.
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