China confirms African swine fever outbreak in country

BEIJING: China’s Ministry of Agriculture said on Sunday that 134 hogs had died from African swine fever in Xuancheng city of eastern Anhui province, bringing the total number of outbreaks in China over the past month to six.
Another African swine fever case in Anhui was reported last week.
Products from animals prone to infection are banned from being transported, the ministry said. (Reuters)