China says African swine fever outbreak remains severe

BEIJING – China’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that the African swine fever outbreak in the country remains complex and severe, and prevention and control efforts are in a pivotal period.
China has reported 28 cases of the highly contagious disease in eight provinces so far, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement published on its website.
The country’s first African swine fever outbreak was found in Liaoning province in early August.