Another outbreak of classical swine fever in the border areas of Luxembourg and Germany
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Last Update: 2002-07-12
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Lead: Hamburg, July 10 (Reuters) - for the second time since this month's outbreak of swine fever in Luxembourg, some farms in the border area of Luxembourg and Germany have been put under quarantine, German authorities said on Wednesday The case occurred eight kilometers from Luxembourg to the German border In the observation isolation area with a radius of 10km, there are two German farms, which raise 900 pigs Within the quarantine area, the transportation and trading of pigs are restricted A spokesman of Bitburg Prum municipal government in Rhineland Pfalz state, Germany, said that the isolation area set after the outbreak of hog plague in early July was still in implementation There are 50 farms in the area, with 2500 pigs Due to the frequent outbreaks of swine fever in the state and Luxembourg, the European Union has ordered the suspension of live pig exports in both regions since the beginning of this year The swine fever virus is believed to have originated from a rapidly growing population of local wild boars in recent years (author:) share to feed Weibo share to:
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