Two wild boars suspected of swine collection infection Captured in Gunma Prefecture October 4th 13:58
Gunma Prefecture announced that genetic testing conducted by the prefecture revealed that two wild boars caught in Fujioka City and Ueno Village in the southern part of the prefecture were suspected of being infected with swine fever. Currently, the national research institutes are conducting detailed inspections, and the results are expected to be revealed in the evening of the 4th.
Pig cholera has been spreading throughout the country since it was confirmed in Gifu Prefecture in September 2018 for the first time in 26 years, and wild boar is considered to be one of the causes of the spread of infection.
When infection is finally confirmed by the inspection of the country, infection to wild boars will be up to 10 prefectures in Gunma Prefecture this time.
Gunma Prefecture has a lot of pig farming, and according to the summary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the number of pigs raised is the largest in the Kanto region at around 630,000 as of February, and is the fourth in the country. The