South Africa reports farm outbreak of
African swine fever: OIE
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[April 10, 2019]
PARIS (Reuters) - South Africa has detected
an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in North West province, the
Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on
Wednesday, citing a report from the South African agriculture ministry.
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 The outbreak killed 32 out of a herd of 36 pigs on a farm in the
Ditsobotla district, with the remaining animals slaughtered, the
report said.
The outbreak occurred outside South Africa's control zone for the
disease and may be linked to contact with wild animals, the report
said.
The disease is incurable in pigs but harmless to humans. It has
spread across China since last year, causing major losses to the
world's largest hog herd.
(Reporting by Gus Trompiz; Editing by Sybille de La Hamaide)
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