Health officials in Hong Kong reported the discovery of an outbreak of African swine fever in a local farm, resulting in the culling of over 3,000 pigs.
Sources indicated that the infection was found at a facility in Yuen Long last week, prompting the culling of more than 3,000 pigs in Hong Kong, as reported by the American newspaper "New York Post." The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department emphasized the necessity of culling the remaining pigs and has halted the transportation of pigs to farms, noting that they will provide compensation for the losses afterwards.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture indicated that this highly contagious and deadly disease poses no risk to humans. They added that this infection threatens wild pigs and is more common in Africa, but it has spread to Asia in recent years.
It is worth mentioning that African swine influenza previously devastated pig farms in the country during 2018-2019, causing significant losses.
