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Mr Ri Kyong Gun, Director of the Veterinary and, Ministry of Agriculture, Anti-Epizootic Department in Pyongyang, North Korea reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health of an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).

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The outbreak occurred at Buksang cooperative farm, Ri, Usi, Chagang-Do where 77 cases were reported on a farm of 99 pigs. The remaining 22 pigs were culled.

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Chagang Province is a province in North Korea; it is bordered by China’s Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the north.

The source of the outbreak is unknown.

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