African Swine Flu

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it seems to be spreading
(my colouring doesnt mean anything specific i am just using the colours to add contrast between content and dates and journalists & countrys etc)
though it gets a bit tricky trying to keep it edited with all te changes to modify text to all the same type etc and corresponding colour contrasts

latest news says South Korea has ordered culls

China
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/04/business/china-pork-swine-fever-pigs/index.html

African swine fever has wiped out a third of China's pig population. Now government officials are discussing dramatic steps to stabilize the world's largest pork market.
Pork is a huge deal in China. The country is home to half of all the pigs on the planet. The meat is a staple of the Chinese diet, which means its scarcity could damage China's social stability. The outbreak of swine fever also threatens to upend the global pork supply chain.
While Chinese authorities have already made plans to shore up the pig market — including subsidies for pig farmsand families who may struggle with soaring prices — they're stepping up efforts to deal withthe crisis.

The price retailers pay for pork has spiked nearly 70% in the last year. And the average price that wholesalers pay suppliers was up 90% in the last week of August compared to a year ago, according to government data. Analysts say prices could yet go even higher.

Vietnam
June 25, 2019 / 9:12 PM / 3 months ago
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-vietnam-28-million-pigs-culled-idUSKCN1TQ0WG

African swine fever hits industrial farms in Vietnam, 2.8 million pigs culled

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has culled nearly 10% of its pig herd to contain an African swine fever outbreak that has started hitting large-scale industrial farms, the government said in a statement on Tuesday.

Pork makes up three-quarters of total meat consumption in Vietnam, a country of 95 million people where most of its 30 million farm-raised pigs are consumed domestically.

The country’s pork industry is valued at around 94 trillion dong ($4.03 billion), and accounts for nearly 10% of Vietnam’s agricultural sector.

South Korea
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...f73b14-d8fa-11e9-a1a5-162b8a9c9ca2_story.html

By Kim Tong-Hyung | AP
September 16 at 11:25 PM
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is culling thousands of pigs after confirming African swine fever at a farm near its border with North Korea, which had an outbreak in May.


Kim Hyun-soo, South Korea’s agricultural minister, said the country’s first case of the highly contagious disease was confirmed Tuesday in tests on five pigs that died Monday evening at the farm in the city of Paju.


Officials were planning to complete by Tuesday the culling of some 4,000 pigs raised at the farm and two nearby farms run by the same owner. The government also strengthened efforts to disinfect farms and transport vehicles and ordered a 48-hour standstill on all pig farms, slaughterhouses and feed factories across the country to prevent the spread of the disease, which threatens a massive industry that involves 6,000 farms raising more than 11 million pigs.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...n-swine-fever-outbreak-ministry-idUSKBN1W12WI

Philippines
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019...ne-fever-culls-7000-pigs-190909052309745.html

Despite confirmation of the infections, Philippine authorities are in control of the problem and will further tighten quarantine checks, including in airports and seaports, and crack down on smuggling of imported meat to prevent large-scale outbreaks, officials said. They assured that pork supply and prices will remain normal.

Cambodia
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/15/c_138228495.htm

The first outbreak of the virus in backyard pigs in Ratanakiri province was confirmed by the ministry in early April, and more cases were subsequently discovered in Tboung Khmum, Svay Rieng, Takeo, and Kandal provinces.

Tan Phannara, director general of the General Directorate of Animal Health and Production, said last Thursday that the virus had killed more than 1,000 pigs, and almost 800 others had been culled to prevent the spread of the virus. Enditem

Japan
https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/09/15/19/japan-culls-753-hogs-to-contain-swine-fever-outbreak
Posted at Sep 15 2019 12:38 PM

TOKYO -- Japanese officials have culled 753 pigs in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo after detecting an outbreak of swine fever, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Sunday.

 

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Cambodia

i cant find any real numbers for cambodia
i would think the numbers might be considerable, however
if the bulk of pigs are kept in small numbers fairly well separated then maybe the spread is reduced(i dont know i am just postulating)

list of all countries with African swine flu
https://www.cpc-ccp.com/asf-in-other-countries
African swine fever has never been detected in Canada, but it present in:

• China
• Vietnam
• African countries
• Georgia
• Armenia
• Russia
• Azerbaijan
• Ukraine
• Belarus
• Lithuania
• Poland
• Latvia
• Estonia
• Romania
• Czech Republic
• Belgium

 

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as i recall mentioning the criticality of meat as the only primary source for brain development for pre & post natal children...
i would guess it becomes more critical in the poorer countries.

Countries attempting to climb out of poverty need to secure the brain development and education of their children
it seems logical that countries which are poorer have a greater dependency on pork in asia.

while a total ban on pork movement between countries may seem extreme.
i am starting to wonder if that might be the only short term measure to try and mitigate the potential medium to long term impact on poorer countries.