5th case of African swine fever confirmed in S. Korea
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The Fifth case of African swine fever was confirmed today at a farm in Ganghwa County, Incheon.
The virus is harmless to humans but fatal to pigs, so it's a potential risk to nationwide pork supplies.
Kim Jae-hee has the updates.
South Korea's Agriculture Ministry confirmed on Tuesday the fifth case of African swine fever in the country.
Authorities are on high alert, especially as the case come just hours after South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon stressed the need for a change in quarantine measures.
"We have to admit that the quarantine efforts so far were not enough. It's time for us to change our way of thinking. We need to be over-preventive, decisive, and have quick judgement."
The South Korean government is ramping up efforts to prevent further spread of the highly contagious disease, including slaughtering pigs within 3 kilometers of the affected farms.
The agriculture ministry has issued a 48-hour nationwide standstill for all pig farms, feed factories, and slaughterhouses as of Tuesday 12:00 PM.
The six tightly controlled zones in northern Gyeonggi-do Province were also expanded to the entire province, the city of Incheon, and Gangwon-do Province.
Live pigs from Jeju Island are also prohibited from moving to other regions starting Tuesday.
Four months ago, North Korea reported its own outbreak of African swine fever.
The National Intelligence Service said on Tuesday that African swine fever has completely wiped out pigs in Pyeonganbuk-do Province in North Korea.
Local authorities are currently inspecting waterways that connect to the North.
Starting next month, South Korea's Rural Development Administration will work with Vietnam to discover the route of the spread,... as preliminary research to formulating a vaccine.
Kim Jae-hee, Arirang News.
The virus is harmless to humans but fatal to pigs, so it's a potential risk to nationwide pork supplies.
Kim Jae-hee has the updates.
South Korea's Agriculture Ministry confirmed on Tuesday the fifth case of African swine fever in the country.
Authorities are on high alert, especially as the case come just hours after South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon stressed the need for a change in quarantine measures.
"We have to admit that the quarantine efforts so far were not enough. It's time for us to change our way of thinking. We need to be over-preventive, decisive, and have quick judgement."
The South Korean government is ramping up efforts to prevent further spread of the highly contagious disease, including slaughtering pigs within 3 kilometers of the affected farms.
The agriculture ministry has issued a 48-hour nationwide standstill for all pig farms, feed factories, and slaughterhouses as of Tuesday 12:00 PM.
The six tightly controlled zones in northern Gyeonggi-do Province were also expanded to the entire province, the city of Incheon, and Gangwon-do Province.
Live pigs from Jeju Island are also prohibited from moving to other regions starting Tuesday.
Four months ago, North Korea reported its own outbreak of African swine fever.
The National Intelligence Service said on Tuesday that African swine fever has completely wiped out pigs in Pyeonganbuk-do Province in North Korea.
Local authorities are currently inspecting waterways that connect to the North.
Starting next month, South Korea's Rural Development Administration will work with Vietnam to discover the route of the spread,... as preliminary research to formulating a vaccine.
Kim Jae-hee, Arirang News.