African swine fever outbreak spreads to Free State Province

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The disease was previously detected in North West, Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces last month.

File: African swine fever is not harmful to humans but causes haemorrhagic fever in domesticated pigs.JOHANNESBURG - An outbreak of African swine fever, a severe hemorrhagic disease of pigs, has spread to a fourth province in South Africa, the agricultural ministry said on Monday, following a spate of outbreaks last month.

The ministry said the latest outbreak of the disease was reported in the Heilbron area of the central Free State Province after the disease was detected in the country'sHong Kong to cull 6,000 pigs as first swine fever case found "The affected areas have been placed under quarantine and provincial veterinary services are applying the necessary disease control measures," the agriculture, forestry and fisheries ministry said in a statement.

"Veterinary services together with the industry are conducting follow-up investigations to trace the origin of the disease and to identify other farms that may possibly be affected.", causing major losses to the world's largest hog herd.

 

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rbtsw_ 🙆🏾‍♂️

I blame magasule

No pork never again 🐖🙌🙌

All my ex’s in one place 🐖 🐷

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I thought all provinces had it since they have politicians. We learn everyday. 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

Get well soon...Pigs!

No more beacon for me.

So.......erm......I can't eat pork? 🤔

Don't come anything closer bloody swine

I always think of sabotage when these things happen.:(

Eish the pig farmers☹️

I’m definitely not accepting any free state visitors until summer

This is too close to the ladt outbreak it's gonna sink a few farmers

Yha nhe

People they are going to kill ur livestock don't believe anything U read and hear on the news

Fok 😭🙈

Not again....

Details

Eish

Vark me 🙈🙈🙈

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