Pigs raised in pig farms in Ogawara Town, Miyagi Prefecture, were found to be infected with the infectious disease CSF = classical swine fever in pigs by national inspections.
The prefecture has begun to slaughter approximately 11,900 pigs from this pig farm.
According to Miyagi Prefecture, on the 11th, a pig farm in Ogawara Town reported that there was an abnormality in the growth of piglets, and when the prefecture conducted an inspection, it was found that there was a suspicion of being infected with CSF = classical swine fever. I did.
For this reason, the prefecture sent a sample to a national laboratory and found that it was infected with classical swine fever.
In response to this, the prefecture has begun culling approximately 11,900 pigs in total, including pig farms in Ogawara Town and related pigs, from the night of the 12th.
In the prefecture, vaccination has been completed at all pig farms so far, so there are no restrictions on movement or export to other pig farms.
According to the prefecture, since 2007 when the national government declared the end of the infection of classical swine fever, it was confirmed that wild boars were infected in Shichikashuku-cho in June this year in Miyagi prefecture. This is the first time that a pig has been confirmed to be infected.