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Korea confirms ninth African swine fever case, 3,500 pigs to be culled

Korea has confirmed its ninth case of African swine fever (ASF) of the year, officials said Sunday.

2024-10-14

Prime minister orders measures to contain African swine fever

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Sunday instructed officials to take emergency containment measures as authorities confirmed more cases of African swine fever (ASF) at a pig farm in a southeastern county.

2024-07-07

Preventing pigs

Workers from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs use drones to spray wild boar repellent near a pig farm on Thursday. The Agriculture Ministry announced plans on the same day to prevent the possible spread of African swine fever...

2023-05-11

Korea reports additional African swine fever case

Korea reported another African swine fever (ASF) case after a one-month hiatus on Monday, and issued a standstill order on pig farms and related facilities in the country's northern regions, the agriculture ministry said.

2023-03-20

Korea reports first ASF case in about 2 months

Korea reported its first African swine fever (ASF) case in about two months, officials said Friday, sparking concerns about the spread of the fatal animal disease in the country.

2023-01-06

African swine fever infects pig farm in Gangwon

The government decided to cull around 2,500 pigs in Hwacheon County, Gangwon, after confirming cases of African swine fever (ASF) on Friday. This was the first time in a year that the disease was found in farm pigs.

2020-10-09

Paju DMZ tours to resume, 11 months after closure due to swine fever outbreak

Tours in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) run by the government in Paju, Gyeonggi will reopen next Tuesday, ending the 11-month hiatus since they were halted by the area's African swine fever outbreak last year. “The tours will be held 10 times a day...

2020-09-17

South Korea to resume tours to DMZ next month

South Korea will resume tours to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that were frozen due to the coronavirus, starting with trips to the truce village of Panmunjom next month, announced Minister of Unification Kim Yeon-chul on Thursday...

2020-05-07