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South Korea - Outbreaks of African swine fever 2019/2020
South Korea - Outbreaks of African swine fever 2019/2020
African swine fever,
Korea (Rep. of)
Information received on 17/09/2019 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Date of start of the event
16/09/2019
Date of confirmation of the event
17/09/2019
Report date
17/09/2019
Date submitted to OIE
17/09/2019
Reason for notification
First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent
African swine fever virus
Nature of diagnosis
Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to
the whole country
New outbreaks (1)
Outbreak 1
Cheongnyongdu-gil, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-Do
Date of start of the outbreak
16/09/2019
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Swine
2450
5
5
2445
0
Affected population
1,500 pigs have been killed in other two farms (1,000 heads, 500 heads) which belong to the same owner for preventative purposes.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Swine
2450
5
5
2445
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Swine
0.20%
0.20%
100.00%
100.00%
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
Unknown or inconclusive
Control measures
Measures applied
Movement control inside the country
Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
Screening
Traceability
Quarantine
Official destruction of animal products
Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
Stamping out
Control of wildlife reservoirs
Selective killing and disposal
Zoning
Disinfection
Ante and post-mortem inspections
Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
Disinfestation
Control of vectors
Vector surveillance
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
Species
Test
Test date
Result
Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (National laboratory)
Swine
real-time PCR
17/09/2019
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
(8th LD) S. Korea on high alert after 1st African swine fever case confirmed
All Headlines 18:25 September 17, 2019
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By Kim Kwang-tae
SEJONG/SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was on alert Tuesday to prevent the spread of African swine fever after the first case of the animal disease was confirmed near the border with North Korea.
The agriculture ministry announced the beginning of operations to slaughter some 4,000 pigs as a precautionary step.
Kim Hyeon-soo, minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, said quarantine officials are set to complete the culling of the pigs at three farms, including the one where the disease was detected, in Paju, just south of the inter-Korean border, by Tuesday.
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Later in the day, a pig farm in Yeoncheon reported a suspected case of African swine fever, the ministry said. The county near the border with North Korea is located about 48 kilometers away from Paju, where the disease broke out.
The farm, which is raising some 2,000 pigs, reported that one of its pigs died for an unknown reason in the afternoon. An examination is being carried out to determine whether the pig was infected, the ministry said.
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"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Information received on 18/09/2019 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 1
Date of start of the event
16/09/2019
Date of confirmation of the event
17/09/2019
Report date
18/09/2019
Date submitted to OIE
18/09/2019
Reason for notification
First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
South Korea Reports 2 More Suspected Swine Fever Cases
SEOUL - South Korean officials are investigating two more suspected cases of African swine fever from farms near its border with North Korea, as fears grow over the spread of the illness that has decimated pig herds across Asia.
An agriculture ministry official said Friday that officials are testing samples of dead pigs from two farms in Paju city that are about 9 kilometers (5.5 miles) away from a farm where the country’s first case of the disease was confirmed Monday. A second case was confirmed Tuesday in the nearby town of Yeoncheon.
South Korea has stepped up efforts to contain the disease, which may have crossed from North Korea, which reported an outbreak in May.
Workers had culled some 10,400 pigs at border area farms as of Friday morning.
Another African swine fever case confirmed in S. Korea
Economy 21:00 September 23, 2019
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By Kang Yoon-seung
SEJONG, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday confirmed the third case of African swine fever (ASF) in the country, sparking concerns over the nationwide spread of the deadly animal disease.
A suspected case was reported earlier in the day at a farm in Gimpo, just 30 kilometers west of Seoul, and the case resulted in a positive test for the highly contagious disease. It was the first confirmed case reported south of the Han River, which runs through the South Korean capital.
South Korea's first-ever confirmed case of ASF was reported in Paju, located near the border with North Korea, on Tuesday. The second case was reported the following day in neighboring Yeoncheon.
South Korea's agricultural ministry said it also received another report on a suspected case in Paju late Monday. It said quarantine officials were immediately dispatched to gather samples from the Paju farm.
If the samples test positive, it would mark the fourth confirmed case of ASF in South Korea.
All confirmed or suspected cases so far came from northern areas of Gyeonggi Province, adjacent with the inter-Korean border. Two suspected cases of ASF were reported in Paju on Friday, then later tested negative.
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Information received on 24/09/2019 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 2
Date of start of the event
16/09/2019
Date of confirmation of the event
17/09/2019
Report date
23/09/2019
Date submitted to OIE
24/09/2019
Reason for notification
First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Information received on 25/09/2019 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 3
Date of start of the event
16/09/2019
Date of confirmation of the event
17/09/2019
Report date
25/09/2019
Date submitted to OIE
25/09/2019
Reason for notification
First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Information received on 25/09/2019 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 4
Date of start of the event
16/09/2019
Date of confirmation of the event
17/09/2019
Report date
25/09/2019
Date submitted to OIE
25/09/2019
Reason for notification
First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
(2nd LD) S. Korea struggling to determine cause of African swine fever outbreak
Economy 16:22 September 27, 2019
By Kang Yoon-seung
SEJONG, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean quarantine authorities are working hard to trace the source of the African swine fever that struck early this month as the country confirmed its ninth African swine fever (ASF) case, sparking concerns over a possibly massive spread of the deadly animal virus near the inter-Korean border.
The latest case was reported on Ganghwa Island, part of the city of Incheon, some 60 kilometers west of Seoul, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Friday.
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Information received on 30/09/2019 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 5
Date of start of the event
16/09/2019
Date of confirmation of the event
17/09/2019
Report date
29/09/2019
Date submitted to OIE
30/09/2019
Reason for notification
First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Information received on 29/09/2019 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 6
Date of start of the event
16/09/2019
Date of confirmation of the event
17/09/2019
Report date
29/09/2019
Date submitted to OIE
29/09/2019
Reason for notification
First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Information received on 29/09/2019 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 7
Date of start of the event
16/09/2019
Date of confirmation of the event
17/09/2019
Report date
29/09/2019
Date submitted to OIE
29/09/2019
Reason for notification
First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
(2nd LD) Another suspected African swine fever case reported in South Korea
Economy 20:54 September 30, 2019
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By Kang Yoon-seung
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Another suspected case of African swine fever (ASF) was reported south of Seoul on Monday, amid continued quarantine efforts to contain the spread of the virus.
The report was made in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, about 42.5 kilometers south of the capital. If confirmed, it will be the tenth case since Sept. 17, when the country's first-ever outbreak of African swine fever was confirmed, and will be the first to occur south of Seoul. The test result is expected to be released early Tuesday.
... https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2019093...conomy/economy
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
(4th LD) S. Korea confirms 2 more African swine fever cases
All Headlines 23:26 October 02, 2019
(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in 3rd para)
By Kang Yoon-seung
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea confirmed two more cases of African swine fever (ASF) on Wednesday, raising the number of disease outbreaks to 11 in just two weeks amid strenuous disinfection efforts across the country.
After a lull for the past four days, the new ASF cases were reported in Paju, north Gyeonggi Province, bordering North Korea, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
The ministry said it is testing two suspected ASF cases that were reported, one in Paju and one in Gimpo, west of Seoul.
Of the confirmed cases, five have been from Ganghwa Island, northwest of Seoul, and four from Paju, where the country's first-ever highly contagious disease broke out.
So far, all confirmed cases have been reported in areas adjacent to the border with North Korea. Suspected cases from south of Seoul have all tested negative.
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"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Information received on 07/10/2019 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 8
Date of start of the event
16/09/2019
Date of confirmation of the event
17/09/2019
Report date
07/10/2019
Date submitted to OIE
07/10/2019
Reason for notification
First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
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