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Taiwan has restored its status as free of African swine fever (ASF) with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) just six months after reporting its…
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Taiwan regains ASF-free status six months after first case
0Taiwan has restored its status as free of African swine fever (ASF) with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) just six months after reporting its first ever case. Taiwan reported its first-ever ASF outbreak on a farm in Taichung in October, resulting in 195 pigs being ‘preventively culled’. The outbreak was probably caused by unsterilised food waste, according to the country’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture Tu Wen-jane. Taiwan’s Ministry of Agriculture announced this week the case was formally closed and reported to WOAH on January 23 in accordance with required procedures, according to the Taipei Times. This was after…