China’s agriculture ministry on Sunday reported a new outbreak of African swine fever at a pig farm in the outskirts of Guangzhou, bringing the virus closer to the border with Hong Kong.
According to the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the pig farm in Huangpu was found to have 30 infected pigs after a further nine had died by Saturday evening.
As a response, the local authorities have sealed off the area and slaughtered 6,027 pigs.
The outbreak in Guangzhou was reported...
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