The Information Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in China reported (computer translated)  an African Swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Linzhi City, Tibet Autonomous Region.

Image/Chun-San via pixabay
Image/Chun-San via pixabay

The outbreak resulted in the death of 55 pigs.

Since the first outbreak of ASF reported in Asia (China), three other countries have reported outbreaks-Vietnam, Cambodia and Mongolia.

The affected areas in addition to the Tibet Autonomous Region include:

China: Anhui, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanxi, Yunnan, Hunan and Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangxi, Fujian, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Guangdong, Gansu, Shandong Provinces, Tianjin, Chongqing, Shanghai and Beijing Municipalities, and Inner Mongolia, Ningxia Hui and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regions.

Mongolia: Bulgan, Darkhan-Uul, Dundgovi, Orkhon, Selenge, Tuv Provinces and Ulaanbaatar.

Viet Nam: Hung Yen, Thai Binh, Thanh Hoa, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Dien Bien, Hoa Binh, Thai Nguyen, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh, Bac Kan, Lang Son, Nghe An, Son La, Bac Ninh, Thua Thien-Hue, Lai Chau, Bac Giang, Quang Tri, Vinh Phuc Provinces, Hai Phong and Ha Noi Cities.

Cambodia: Ratanakiri Province.