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China reports new African swine fever cases in Gansu province

FILE PHOTO: One of two surviving pigs is pictured in a pigpen at a village in Henan province, China January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

China has confirmed two cases of African swine fever in northwestern Gansu province, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Thursday.

One outbreak occurred in a co-operative that had bought piglets from another province, while the second case was detected in a truck transporting piglets from elsewhere.

Swine fever has already decimated China's huge hog herd and continues to spread, posing high risks for farms that are urgently trying to restock farms with young pigs.

FILE PHOTO: Pigs are seen in a pig farm in Bouille-Menard, France, April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

(Reporting by Dominique Patton; editing by Jason Neely)

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