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SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2022
Nepal reports first African swine fever outbreak, OIE says

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Reuters
19 May, 2022, 03:30 pm
Last modified: 19 May, 2022, 03:32 pm

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Nepal reports first African swine fever outbreak, OIE says

Reuters
19 May, 2022, 03:30 pm
Last modified: 19 May, 2022, 03:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pigs are seen at a backyard farm on the outskirts of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hallie Gu
FILE PHOTO: Pigs are seen at a backyard farm on the outskirts of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hallie Gu

Nepal has reported its first cases of African swine fever, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday.

Six outbreaks of the virus were recorded among farm pigs in the region around the capital Kathmandu, with 934 animals dying of the disease out of 1,364 infections, the OIE said, citing a report from the Nepalese authorities.

 

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