South Korea Culls 20,000 Pigs After African Swine Fever Case Detected
Twenty-nine out of 32 deceased pigs at a Gangneung facility in the nation's eastern region tested positive Friday, provincial officials confirmed.
The outbreak marks the initial occurrence since November, when infections emerged in South Chungcheong province.
Authorities slaughtered approximately 20,000 pigs at the contaminated farm to prevent further contagion, while implementing a 48-hour standstill directive across pig operations in six surrounding municipalities and counties.
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok mandated emergency containment protocols and stressed the necessity for comprehensive epidemiological investigation to determine the outbreak's origin.
African swine fever poses no threat to human health but spreads rapidly and proves lethal to domestic pigs and wild boar populations.
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