Singapore stops import of live pigs from Indonesian island after African swine fever detected


The highly contagious disease, which arrived in Asia-Pacific in 2018, has led to the culling of millions of pigs in an attempt to curb its spread. -

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A consignment of live pigs from Indonesia’s Pulau Bulan to Singapore has been found to be infected with African swine fever (ASF).

The virus was detected in pig carcasses in Singapore’s abattoir, a facility in Jurong where animals are slaughtered for food, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on Thursday (April 20).

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