Total swine cull under consideration to control ASF in Sri Lanka

Meanwhile, further cases of African swine fever in domestic pigs have been reported in Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal and Vietnam, as well as five European countries.

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As authorities in Sri Lanka investigate the source of the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak that hit the South Asian nation in October, it has been proposed that the entire pig population could be eliminated, and production restarted with virus-free imported animals. 

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