China reports new swine fever outbreaks in Guangdong, Fujian provinces


FE Team | Published: December 25, 2018 13:55:51 | Updated: December 28, 2018 13:40:59


China reports new swine fever outbreaks in two provinces

China has reported two new cases of African swine fever outbreak in two of its provinces.

China’s agriculture ministry on Tuesday reported a new outbreak of African swine fever in the city of Huizhou in the southern province of Guangdong, which has killed 11 pigs on a farm of 90 pigs.

On Monday, another outbreak was reported in the southeastern province of Fujian, which has killed 11 pigs on a farm of 5,776 pigs, reports Reuters.

The country has reported more than 90 cases of the incurable disease since it was first detected in early August.

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