New Wave of African Swine Fever Outbreak Hits China

New Wave of African Swine Fever Outbreak Hits China
Pigs stand in a barn at a pig farm in Jiangjiaqiao village, Hebei Province, China on May 8, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/AP
Frank Yue
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China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced in a news briefing on March 6 that new cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in China’s southwest Sichuan Province and central Hubei Province.

According to the announcement, a farm with 127 pigs in Xiaojin county, Sichuan Province, reported on March 6 that 38 pigs died from ASF and another 38 were infected with the virus.

Frank Yue
Frank Yue
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Frank Yue is a Canada-based journalist for The Epoch Times who covers China-related news. He also holds an M.A. in English language and literature from Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China.
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