Thailand says detects African swine fever in sample at slaughterhouse

Vendors selling pork at their stalls inside a market in Bangkok, Thailand, January 10, 2022. | PHOTO: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
BANGKOK — Thailand has detected African swine fever in a surface swab sample collected at a slaughterhouse in Nakhon Pathom province, Sorravis Thaneto, Director General at the Department of Livestock Development, told a news conference on Tuesday.
The detection marks Thailand’s first official confirmation of the disease.
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