African swine fever discovered in suburban Shanghai

African swine fever was found in Shanghai’s suburban Jinshan District, infecting 50 pigs and causing the death of 11 of them.

The farm involved has 314 pigs in total, with 264 showing no signs of infection.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, a report was received from the national center for animal disease control at 4pm Saturday about the breakout.

The ministry sent a team to the site who discovered 50 infected pigs, including 11 that had already died.

The city has launched an emergency response, condoning off the affected area, killing and disposing of the other pigs harmlessly, and sterilizing the site.

Meanwhile, all pigs and pork products are banned from being taken out of the cordoned area and pigs from other areas are not permitted to enter.