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Second case of African Swine Fever found in China

A second case of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been found in China.

Dr. Paul Sundberg with the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) says the latest incident in a slaughterhouse approximately 1,400 miles from the original detection is alarming because it shows the disease is being transported widely.

“The issue here is we’ve got to learn the lessons from all of these outbreaks, whether it be China or other countries, and figure out how best to harden the U.S.  That’s our focus.”

Chinese government officials have closed the slaughterhouse in Henan province where 30 pigs died from ASF.

The first official confirmation of African Swine Fever occurred August third on a small farm in a swine-dense region of northeast China.

*Brownfield spoke to Dr. Sundberg following the first case of ASF*