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China's ASF Outbreak Spreads to the South

Deadly disease has entered major pork-consuming region

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China’s three-month old outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has spread for the first time to the country’s south, its major pork-consuming region, signaling how deeply the deadly disease has permeated the country’s pig herd, the world’s largest, Reuters reports.

Two new cases reported in the southwestern province of Yunnan on Sunday came as China enters its peak pig production period.

China has reported more than 40 outbreaks of the highly contagious disease in 11 provinces and municipalities, culling an estimated 200,000 pigs. All outbreaks had been in the north and eastern provinces until the first case in Yunnan.

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