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African swine fever occurred at a pig farm in Hwacheon, Gangwon-do.
Since the first outbreak in Korea in September of last year, it has been about a year in farm households, but fears of further spreading have caused an emergency to livestock farmers.
Reporter Lee Hyun-jung reports.
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Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock Quarantine Headquarters announced that yesterday (8th) a report of suspected African swine fever was received at a pig breeding farm in Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon-do, and that it was confirmed as positive as a result of a close examination.
Earlier yesterday morning, three of the eight mother pigs that the farm shipped to the slaughterhouse were found dead.
When the first simplified test was positive for African swine fever, the quarantine headquarters dispatched two livestock quarantine officers to conduct a detailed examination.
The farm has more than 940 pigs, all of which are killed to prevent further spread.
[Hyun-Gyu Jung/Director of Dodram Pig Research Institute (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine): African swine fever is a disease that kills almost 100% once a cure or vaccine has been developed, and once infected.]
African swine fever in pig farms When it occurred again after a year or so, an emergency occurred to the quarantine authorities and livestock farms.
The quarantine authorities issued a temporary suspension order for pig farms, slaughterhouses, and feed factories in Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province, as well as related livestock facilities, Gyeonggi, and livestock vehicles entering and exiting Gangwon for 48 hours from 5 am today.
In addition, it was decided to kill all 1,525 pigs from the outbreak farm and two pig farms located within 10 km.
African swine fever first occurred in a pig farm in Paju, Gyeonggi-do in September last year, and spread to Yeoncheon, Gimpo, and Ganghwa.
At that time, over 430,000 domestic pigs were killed, purchased, or slaughtered.