China reports new African swine fever case as virus spreads
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(Worthy News) – China reported another outbreak of deadly African swine fever late on Monday, its third new case in two days, as the highly contagious disease spreads rapidly through the world’s top pork producer.
The latest case, the eighth since the virus was first reported in the country a month ago, was found in the city of Wuxi, the agriculture ministry said, two hours drive west of Shanghai in eastern China’s Jiangsu province.
The site is about 400 km (248 miles) south of the city of Lianyungang, where authorities detected another outbreak in the eastern province. [ Source: Reuters (Read More…) ]
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