Goryeong County Strengthens Emergency Quarantine Against African Swine Fever

On March 24, Goryeong County in North Gyeongsang Province implemented movement restrictions for pig farms within a 10-kilometer radius of the African Swine Fever outbreak site. The county is also intensifying on-site quarantine efforts by urgently searching for and capturing wild boars living in nearby hills.

African Swine Fever Outbreak Site-Focused Quarantine Activities in Progress / Photo by Kim Ihwan

Additionally, the county has deployed joint quarantine teams from the livestock cooperative and county quarantine vehicles, and requested drone-based quarantine support from the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. Joint quarantine measures are being carried out at the outbreak site and neighboring farms. Two wild boar repellant spraying and disinfection checkpoints have been established to strengthen disinfection for people and vehicles entering and exiting the area.

The county has also advised local residents near the outbreak site to refrain from entering the mountains and has asked those in areas adjacent to the hills to spray repellant and carry out disinfection activities.

An official from Goryeong County stated, "So far, there have been no suspected cases of African Swine Fever reported in local pig farms. However, we are reinforcing quarantine measures considering the possibility of the disease spreading via wild boars. We urge all farms to strictly comply with basic quarantine rules, including access control and enhanced disinfection."

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