Last Tuesday, South Korea confirmed its sixth ASF case of 2026. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the virus was detected at a pig farm in Boryeong, about 138 km south of Seoul, where around 3,500 pigs are raised.
The government has already launched the necessary measures to contain the disease and plans to cull the herd at the affected farm. A temporary standstill order has also been issued for all pig farms and related facilities in and around Boryeong. The restrictions will remain in place at least until 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The country’s first ASF case this year was confirmed earlier in January in the eastern city of Gangneung after a two-month hiatus. Two additional outbreaks were later recorded in Anseong and Pocheon in Gyeonggi Province.
ASF does not pose a risk to humans but is fatal to pigs. There is currently neither a vaccine nor an effective treatment for the disease.
In response to the latest outbreak, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok instructed quarantine authorities to implement comprehensive response measures, including an epidemiological investigation to determine the source of infection. According to his office, the authorities aim to localise the spread of the virus as quickly as possible.
PigUA.info based on en.yna.co.kr