‘Your bacon is safe,’ despite swine fever outbreak in North West

The government has detected an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in the North West‚ but consumers of pork do not need to be concerned.

On Wednesday, Reuters quoted the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health as saying the outbreak killed 32 out of a herd of 36 pigs on a farm in the Ditsobotla district‚ with the remaining animals slaughtered. The disease is incurable in pigs but harmless to humans. It spread across China last year‚ causing major losses there.

Sihlobo said‚ based on assurances he had received from Kotzé‚ there is no imminent threat to the SA pork industry‚ nor consumers. “So‚ go on folks and eat your bacon‚ ribs‚ pork belly sandwiches ... The outbreak was detected early‚ with good response from the government veterinarians, who are now hard at work to ensure that it is controlled.”

“Larvae of the fall armyworm were detected for the first time in late March 2019 on sweetcorn in the Western Cape‚ near the Clanwilliam area. The FAW moths were detected in several areas in the Western Cape between June and August in 2018‚” the notice stated.

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