Border authorities on lookout for sick pigs

Animal health authorities in South-East Asia have beefed up border surveillance for African swine fever after a third outbreak of the deadly pig virus was reported in China’s south-western Yunnan province. The fastspreading virus was found in a backyard operation last week in Guanfang village, within about 200 kilometres of China’s border with Myanmar and Laos and near Thailand. Some countries have taken measures at the border to control the introduction of people, animals, and products from China, said Laure WeberVintzel, the Bangkok-based deputy regional representative for the World Organisation for Animal Health.