According to wall street the news September 9, ministry of aricultural aquatic product is in said in a statement of Sunday on September 9, it already affirmed Japan erupts 26 years first swine fever, suspended the exit of pork and boar.
Notable is, the African swine fever that this kind of swine fever and China erupt is different. Statement still says swine fever and add the pig that raise a pig and wild live pig without infection.
Agriculture and forestry ministry express, this one swine fever is the discovery of a farm that in Japan mid Qi mounds. Local government says, on September 3, a pig dies suddenly, but did not show positive reaction to swine fever virus.
Later, administration had farther test to dead pig, discover the pig contracted swine fever really. After this, about 80 pigs die in succession. The others 610 pig general by butcher in order to control information about and appraisal of an epidemic. This one process on end next Wednesday.
Japan " daily news " point out, japan needs the time ability of 3 months to cast off swine fever at least. At the appointed time, below the situation that pork exit will restore to be exported in Japanese pork.
Current, japanese agriculture, fishery and food outlet make an appointment with 800 billion yen (7.21 billion dollar) , among them pork exit takes 1 billion yen only, the influence is relatively minor.
1992, japan rebukes this county also discovers 5 pigs contract swine fever. Since then, japanese government is in 2007 announce swine fever virus is already eradicative.