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ASF spreads to new province in South Africa

This is the first time ASF has been diagnosed in the Western Cape Province following recent outbreaks in the Free State, Eastern Cape Province and Gauteng.

1 March 2021
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Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Ivan Meyer, announced on February 26 that African swine fever (ASF) was identified on two smallholder farms in Mfuleni, Eerste River in the Western Cape. This was confirmed by the postmortem samples submitted to the ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute.

This finding follows the intensive investigation conducted by the Veterinary Services of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture to determine the cause of the pigs dying in the area over the last two weeks. A ban had been placed on the sale and movement of live pigs from Mfuleni to limit the disease's spread.

This is the first time ASF has been diagnosed in the Western Cape Province following recent outbreaks in the Free State, Eastern Cape Province and Gauteng.

Minister Meyer also stated that a survey to determine the extent of the disease's spread in Mfuleni and the immediate surrounding area has begun, and that the source of the outbreak is also being investigated.

February 26, 2021/ South African Government/ South Africa.
https://www.gov.za/

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