Pig cholera Infection confirmed even in wild boars in Gunma October 4th 19:13
Gunma Prefecture has announced that it has been confirmed by the inspection of a national research institution that two wild boars caught in Fujioka City and Ueno Village in the southern part of the prefecture were infected with swine cholera. This is the second time that swine cholera was found in the Kanto region, following Saitama Prefecture.
According to Gunma Prefecture, wild boars that were confirmed to be infected with swine cholera were one captured in Ueno Village on the 26th of last month and one captured in Fujioka City on the 28th of last month.
As a result of a genetic test conducted by the prefecture, a positive reaction occurred, and as a result of detailed testing by a national research institution, infection was confirmed on the evening of the 4th.
Porcine cholera has been spreading in various places since it was confirmed in Gifu Prefecture in September last year for the first time in 26 years.
Wild boars are considered to be one of the causes of the spread of infection, and wild boar infections have been confirmed in 10 prefectures in Gunma Prefecture, followed by Saitama Prefecture in the Kanto region.
Porcine cholera does not infect humans and has no effect when eaten, but pigs and wild boars are infected and often die within a few days.
The number of pigs bred in Gunma Prefecture is about 630,000 in February, the largest in the Kanto region, and the fourth in the country.
The prefecture has monitored 13 pig farms within a 10-km radius from where wild boars were captured, and as a result of examining the health status of about 7,900 pigs that were raised, no abnormalities were confirmed. is.