South Korea has reported its first case of African swine fever in a year.
The disease is not harmful to humans but is almost always fatal to pigs.
The agriculture ministry says three pigs were found dead on Thursday at a farm in Gangwon-do Province and were later confirmed to have been infected.
From early Friday, a 48-hour travel ban has been issued for livestock facilities, such as pig farms and slaughterhouses, in Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do Province.
The authorities also plan to cull more than two-thousand pigs, including those within a 10-kilometer radius of the infected farm.
Last October, an outbreak of African swine fever prompted South Korea to cull about 400-thousand pigs and caused volatility in the market for pork.
The disease is not harmful to humans but is almost always fatal to pigs.
The agriculture ministry says three pigs were found dead on Thursday at a farm in Gangwon-do Province and were later confirmed to have been infected.
From early Friday, a 48-hour travel ban has been issued for livestock facilities, such as pig farms and slaughterhouses, in Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do Province.
The authorities also plan to cull more than two-thousand pigs, including those within a 10-kilometer radius of the infected farm.
Last October, an outbreak of African swine fever prompted South Korea to cull about 400-thousand pigs and caused volatility in the market for pork.
Reporter : shmin@arirang.com
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