February 9, 2024 14:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 9: African swine fever, a disease affecting pigs and wild boars, has been detected in various districts across the country.
September 17, 2019 10:40 am
SEOUL, Sept 17: South Korea is culling thousands of pigs after confirming African swine fever at a farm near its border with North Korea, which had an outbreak in May.
July 20, 2019 16:30 pm
SOFIA, July 20: Bulgaria reported on Saturday an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm for pigs near the Danube city of Ruse in the north east of the Balkan country.
June 21, 2019 13:00 pm
HANOI, June 21: Millions of pigs have been culled in China and Vietnam as a U.N. food agency urges Asian governments to make containing virulent African swine fever their top priority.
May 11, 2019 13:30 pm
HONG KONG, May 11: A case of African swine fever has been detected in a Hong Kong slaughterhouse, prompting the culling of all 6,000 pigs at the facility.
August 23, 2018 18:25 pm
BEIJING, Aug 23: China, home to the world’s largest pig herd, reported its fourth outbreak of the deadly African swine fever on Thursday, with more than 400 pigs infected as the disease entered a fourth province, fanning worries about its rapid spread.