The African swine fever confirmed in China “most certainly would spread in Asia"

Recently the NHK News On-line reported the following:

中国で確認のアフリカ豚コレラ「アジアに拡大はほぼ確実」

2018年9月7日 22時54分

中国で相次いで確認されている豚の伝染病、「アフリカ豚コレラ」について、ＦＡＯ＝国連食糧農業機関は、アジア諸国に感染が拡大するのはほぼ確実だと警告し、各国と連携して感染の拡大を食い止める対策を進めることにしています。

アフリカ豚コレラは感染した動物との接触やダニが媒介する豚やイノシシの伝染病で、人には感染しないものの、有効なワクチンや治療法がなく、感染が広がると畜産業に大きな影響が出ると懸念されています。

先月初めて感染が確認された中国ではこの１か月間で18の養豚場や加工場に感染が広がり、感染したおよそ４万頭の豚を殺処分するなど対策を急いでいます。

こうした状況を受けてＦＡＯは、日本を含むアジア諸国の担当者や専門家などを集めた緊急の会合を開き、アジア諸国に感染が拡大するのはほぼ確実だと警告しました。

そのうえで、各国と連携して専門の組織をつくって感染の拡大を食い止める対策を進めることを確認しました。

アフリカ豚コレラをめぐっては、日本でも農林水産省が養豚業者に対し飼育場への人の出入りを最低限に抑えることなどを呼びかけるとともに、中国などアフリカ豚コレラが発生している国への渡航者に対し、許可なく肉類を持ち帰らないよう呼びかけるなど警戒を強めています。

Translation

About an infectious disease found in pork, the "African swine fever", that was successively spreading in China, FAO= the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization warned that it was most certain that the infection would spread to other Asian countries, and measures would be taken to cooperate with all countries to stop the spreading of infection.

The African swine fever was an infectious diseases spread by contact with infected animals or mediated by ticks; while it did not infect people, there were no effective vaccines and remedies. It had big influence on the stockbreeding trade and its spreading was causing worries.

Since infection was confirmed for the first time last month, within one month infection had spread to 18 piggeries and also in the processing plants in China, counter measures were taken in a hurry to dispose of approximately 40,000 infected pigs, such as killing

FAO after noting such a situation held urgent meetings with people-in-charge in Asian countries including Japan and specialists were gathered; it was warned that most certainly the infection would spread to other Asian countries.

On top of that, cooperation with all countries to form a professional organization was confirmed so as to advance measures to stop the spreading of infection.

In Japan concerning the African swine fever, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was appealing to the pig farmers to reduce to the minimum the people going in and out of a feedlot; also precaution was being strengthened for example requesting travelers going to countries where the African swine fever had happened such as China not to bring flesh and meat home without permission.

          So it could be a new threat on health to people in Asia.