Hong Kong to cull 4,700 pigs after second swine fever case found

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Last month around 6,000 pigs were culled after the virus was detected in a pig imported from a farm in the same province.

Hong Kong will cull 4,700 pigs after African swine fever was detected in an animal at a slaughterhouse close to the border with China, the second such case in a month in the crowded financial hub.[HONG KONG] Hong Kong will cull 4,700 pigs after African swine fever was detected in an animal at a slaughterhouse close to the border with China, the second such case in a month in the crowded financial hub.

The government-run slaughterhouse in Sheung Shui will be closed for cleansing and disinfection, she added.

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