China urges crack down on concealing African swine fever: Agriculture ministry

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China needs to step up its prevention and control of African swine fever, said the agriculture ministry in a statement on Monday, as the disease ...

BEIJING: China needs to step up its prevention and control of African swine fever, said the agriculture ministry in a statement on Monday , as the disease continues to spread across the world's top pork-producing nation.

Authorities should combat illegal activities such as concealing outbreaks, selling and arbitrarily disposing of sick and dead pigs, and feeding kitchen waste to pigs, said the ministry following a meeting with 18 other ministries.China has reported 110 outbreaks of the disease in 28 of its provinces and regions since August 2018.

 

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