ASF spreads to new region in South Korea

This was the first outbreak of 2024 and the first case of African swine fever in the Gyeongbuk region.

On January 15, South Korea confirmed the first case of African swine fever (ASF) in the Gyeongbuk region which occurred on a pig farm with about 480 animals located in Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk- do. Previously, ASF was reported only reported in the Gyeonggi and Gangwon regions.

Among the biosecurity measures taken, detailed inspections will be conducted on four pig farms within the quarantine zone (within a 10 km radius of the affected farm) and 40 pig farms with an epidemiological relationship with the outbreak farm.

January 17, 2024/ Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs/ South Korea.
https://www.mafra.go.kr

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