Shizuoka, May 5 (Jiji Press)–The Shizuoka prefectural government said Tuesday that a classical swine fever outbreak has been confirmed at a pig farm in the central Japan prefecture. Some 2,900 pigs at the farm in the city of Fujinomiya will be culled. This is the fourth confirmed case of CSF at a pig farm in Japan this year. The second case was found in the same city in March. The farm reported the deaths of some 50 piglets to a local livestock hygiene center Monday morning, according to the prefectural government. After a genetic test by the prefecture showed a positive result, infection was confirmed in an examination conducted by the central government Tuesday. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Japan Confirms 4th CSF Outbreak This Year
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