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African swine fever found at two Gyeonggi pig farms as authorities restrict access and consider culling

Published: 25 Jan. 2026, 15:07 Updated: 25 Jan. 2026, 15:16

Access is restricted to a pig farm in Danjin, South Chungcheong, after a case of African swine fever (ASF) on Nov. 25, 2025. [NEWS1]

Authorities are restricting access to farms in eight cities and regions in Gyeonggi after receiving reports of African swine fever (ASF), which were confirmed at two pig farms in Pocheon and Anseong. The pigs could be culled depending on the results of the analysis.

The latest case of the disease was confirmed on Saturday at a pig farm in Pocheon, according to the Central Accident Management Headquarters for ASF.

Authorities dispatched an initial response team and epidemiological investigators to the site and restricted access to the farm by outsiders and vehicles. A temporary standstill order was also issued for workers and vehicles at pig farms and slaughterhouses in eight neighboring cities and counties.

The Pocheon city government activated its disaster response headquarters and deployed its own initial response team in coordination with the central authorities. The city immediately blocked all access to the infected farm and set up control posts in the surrounding area to monitor traffic and conduct an epidemiological investigation into anyone who potentially came in contact with the virus.

Pocheon city officials visited the site to inspect quarantine and culling preparations and to check for any gaps in the on-site response. The city is looking to cull all pigs at the farm according to official guidelines and to implement prompt and stringent quarantine measures to prevent further outbreaks. The city also pledged to strengthen oversight and administrative support to ensure swift implementation of control measures.

To prevent the virus from spreading beyond the outbreak zone, Pocheon ordered a temporary halt to movement by all personnel and vehicles linked to pig farms and slaughterhouses in the eight surrounding cities and counties. Intensive disinfection is being carried out in the area to sever the chain of transmission at an early stage.

Pocheon city officials and health authorities restrict access to a pig farm related to the latest case of African swine fever (ASF) on Jan. 24. [POCHEON CITY GOVERNMENT]

Pocheon city officials hold a meeting to respond to the latest case of African swine fever (ASF) reported in the region on Jan. 24. [POCHEON CITY GOVERNMENT]

“We are focusing all administrative resources on preventing the spread,” a Pocheon official said. “We are strengthening both on-site response and situation management from the moment the infection was confirmed to minimize further spread and public concern.”

The latest outbreak comes after another confirmed ASF case at a pig farm in Miyang-myeon, Anseong, on Friday. The farm was home to 2,459 pigs.

Anseong city officials held an emergency disaster response meeting and immediately sent an initial response team to the site to block access and cull the pigs as a preventive measure. A quarantine station was set up at the entrance, and 20 disinfection vehicles were deployed to sanitize livestock facilities in the area.

To detect additional infections, the city deployed 75 officials to conduct emergency inspections at all 158 pig farms in Anseong, home to 332,069 pigs.

On Jan. 17, the Central Accident Management Headquarters raised the nationwide ASF alert level to “serious.” Authorities have since been circulating ASF updates to pig farms across the country and intensifying outreach on disinfection and biosecurity guidelines through local livestock associations.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY JEON ICK-JIN [[email protected]]