China's agriculture ministry on April 5 reported an outbreak of African swine fever in the Xinjiang region, marking the third occasion the region spotted cases since February.
The outbreak occurred on a farm with 599 pigs under Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, a state-owned economic and paramilitary entity under U.S. sanctions over human rights abuses in the region.
African swine fever has plagued China since it emerged in the country in August 2018.
The deadly disease forced China to cull millions of hogs and wiped out about 40 percent of the country's pig stock, leading to widespread pork shortages and sending prices to skyrocket.
The recent rounds of swine fever outbreaks in China have slashed the hog population in northern China by at least 20 percent, various industry estimates found.
Taiwan, which has so far remained intact from the disease, recently reported a dead pig infected with the African swine fever on the coast, prompting a round of herd testing around the area.
In February, Hong Kong culled 3,000 herds in a farm after eight pigs tested positive for the African swine fever virus.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/fresh-african-swine-fever-outbreak-hits-chinas-xinjiang_3765100.html
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