According to local officials, the outbreak was confirmed at a pig farm in Gangneung, around 170 km east of Seoul. Of the 32 pigs that died at the facility on January 16, ASF was laboratory-confirmed in 29 animals. The disease is fatal to pigs but poses no threat to humans.
This is the first confirmed ASF case in the country since November, when the virus was detected at a farm in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province.
To contain the outbreak, the authorities culled approximately 20,000 pigs at the affected farm and imposed a 48-hour “standstill” order — a temporary ban on the movement of animals and vehicles — for pig farms in six neighbouring cities and counties.
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok ordered an immediate strengthening of emergency disease-control measures, including restricting access to the farm and ensuring all necessary actions to eliminate the outbreak are carried out. He also stressed the need for a thorough epidemiological investigation to determine the source of the virus.
PigUA.info based on thestar.com.my