South Korea remains on high alert for African swine fever... since the second case of the animal disease was confirmed on Wednesday... at a pig farm near the inter-Korean border.
Fortunately, no new cases have been reported over the past 24 hours or so.
However, the government plans to cull around one million pigs as a precautionary measure,... including those from the second confirmed farm and other farms located within a three kilometer radius.
While a 48-hour nationwide lockdown on all pig farms was lifted as of 6:30 AM Thursday,... a ban on pork shipments from six tightly-controlled-zones will remain in effect for the next three weeks.
At Incheon International Airport, a 24-hour emergency quarantine team has tightened baggage inspections.
The origin of the outbreak remains a mystery, but investigations are ongoing.
African swine fever is a highly contagious disease, fatal to pigs, but doesn't affect humans.
Fortunately, no new cases have been reported over the past 24 hours or so.
However, the government plans to cull around one million pigs as a precautionary measure,... including those from the second confirmed farm and other farms located within a three kilometer radius.
While a 48-hour nationwide lockdown on all pig farms was lifted as of 6:30 AM Thursday,... a ban on pork shipments from six tightly-controlled-zones will remain in effect for the next three weeks.
At Incheon International Airport, a 24-hour emergency quarantine team has tightened baggage inspections.
The origin of the outbreak remains a mystery, but investigations are ongoing.
African swine fever is a highly contagious disease, fatal to pigs, but doesn't affect humans.
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