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The first reported case involved wild boar mortality. Following the death of wild boar in Kinabatangan (which tested negative with conventional PCR by Sabah Department of Veterinary Services Laboratory), the disease investigation was extended to the neighboring district, where the first case of mortality involving backyard pigs in Pitas was reported. After the laboratory confirmation, the surveillance was intensified and extended to other districts encompassing the 50 km radius from the index case. The Sabah Wildlife Department reported on the wild boar mortality in Beluran district, where samples were taken and found positive for African swine fever. Surveillance then expanded outside the containment zone to cover the whole Sabah State. Currently, surveillance is conducted and intensified in the whole country.
Four outbreaks on backyard farms were recorded, affecting 212, 7, 78, and 6 domestic pigs respectively. Five wild boar were also affected.
February 25, 2021/ OIE.
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