The ministry on the report of the Veterinary Disease Control Center said that the description of African pigs broke out at two farms in Pingtang District, Guizhou Province. Specifically, 21 of the 65-pig herd at a farm in Luoliang village and 15 of the 121-pig herd at the farm in Leyang village were severely affected by this disease.

A group of experts was dispatched to the area immediately while local authorities began urgent actions such as blockade of disease areas, dispose of sick pigs and conduct environmental disinfection activities. here. According to the ministry, transport of pigs and products from pigs to and from the area is also prohibited.

China recorded the first case of African swine cholera in this country in August 2018 in Liaoning province, northeastern China.

African pig description is a dangerous infectious disease caused by ASFV virus. The disease is characterized by rapid spread on pigs, in all pigs with a high percentage, up to 100%. The disease is spread by pig herds through contact with mollusks and mucus of infected pigs. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the description of African pigs has pathogens as viruses but is completely different from human cholera is a bacterial gastrointestinal infection. Even when people are exposed to uncooked infected animal products, there is no risk of spreading cholera to humans.