Bhutan Reports Outbreak of African Swine Fever Near Indian Border

Bhutan reported an outbreak of African swine fever on a pig farm near the border with India, the World Organization for Animal Health said.

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Bhutan reported an outbreak of African swine fever on a pig farm near the border with India, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday.

The outbreak was reported on a semi-commercial pig farm in the Chhukha district and the herd comprised both adult pigs and piglets, the Paris-based OIE said, citing Bhutanese authorities.

(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide, editing by Gus Trompiz)

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