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African swine fever virus was detected from samples taken from a wild pig carcass under the government’s ASF surveillance programme. It is the first case of ASF detected in the wild pig population in Hong Kong. The location was a natural park in Cape Collinson Path, Siu Sai Wan.
The Hong Kong government has established a surveillance system for ASF. There have been recent reports of abnormal deaths in wild pigs in the Siu Sai Wan area of Hong Kong Island. No other abnormal deaths have been observed in other areas so far. The Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department will continue to monitor for any abnormal deaths, and surveillance will be maintained in both the local domestic and wild pig population.
The government has been closely monitoring the animal health conditions in all local pig farms. No pig farms are affected in relation to this case. There are no pig farms in the surrounding area of the outbreak.
September 8, 2021/ OIE.
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