HAMBURG, July 19 (Reuters) – A 3rd case of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed over the weekend in farm pigs within the jap German state of Brandenburg, German authorities stated.
The case was on a small farm with 4 pigs contained in the restriction zone the place the illness is frequent amongst wild boar, the Brandenburg state well being ministry stated.
ASF was present in two close by farms late final week.
China and a sequence of different pork consumers banned imports of German pork in September 2020 after the primary case was confirmed in wild animals.
The invention in farms shouldn’t be anticipated to have a serious market influence as German pork exports are already topic to bans from many importers exterior the EU, consultants stated on Friday.
The illness shouldn’t be harmful to people however it’s deadly to pigs. Many international locations impose bans on pork from areas affected by the illness.
(Reporting by Michael Hogan, Modifying by William Maclean)
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