China reports first African swine fever outbreak in Beijing
Workers in protective suits are seen at a checkpoint on a road leading to a village near a farm where African swine fever was detected, in Fangshan district of Beijing, China November 23, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's agriculture ministry said on Friday it has confirmed African swine fever on two farms in Beijing, the first cases in the Chinese capital.
The disease was detected on two farms in Fangshan district, in the southwest of the city, the ministry said.
About 70 cases of highly contagious African swine fever have been reported in China since early August. The disease does not affect humans but is often fatal to animals.
Workers in protective suits are seen at a checkpoint on a road leading to a village near a farm where African swine fever was detected, in Fangshan district of Beijing, China November 23, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
(Reporting by Dominique Patton; editing by Richard Pullin)
Workers in protective suits are seen at a checkpoint on a road leading to a village near a farm where African swine fever was detected, in Fangshan district of Beijing, China November 23, 2018. REUTERS/StringerWorkers in protective suits are seen at a checkpoint on a road leading to a village near a farm where African swine fever was detected, in Fangshan district of Beijing, China November 23, 2018. REUTERS/StringerA poster on African swine fever is seen outside a farm after the outbreak of the disease in Fangshan district of Beijing, China November 23, 2018. REUTERS/StringerA poster on African swine fever is seen outside a farm after the outbreak of the disease in Fangshan district of Beijing, China November 23, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
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