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Fresh African Swine Fever Outbreak Hits China’s Xinjiang

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Fresh African Swine Fever Outbreak Hits China’s Xinjiang
Pigs are seen in a hog pen in a village in Linquan county in Anhui Province, China, on Aug. 31, 2018. Chinatopix Via AP
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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China’s agriculture ministry on April 5 reported an outbreak of African swine fever in the Xinjiang region, marking the third occasion the region spotted cases since February.

The outbreak occurred on a farm with 599 pigs under Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, a state-owned economic and paramilitary entity under U.S. sanctions over human rights abuses in the region.

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Eva Fu
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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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