date:Jan 22, 2020
The Department of Agriculture in the Philippines has imposed a ban on the imports of pork and related products from Indonesia.
This comes after it confirmed an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Indonesian pigs.
A report submitted to the World Organization for Animal Health includes details of an outbreak of ASF. It says that this has affected pigs in the Sumatera Utara province.
ASF is highly contagious among pigs, European wild boar, American wild pigs and warthogs. This could lead to