African swine fever virus found in wild boar carcass in Hong Kong, China, AFCD confirms

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced that a sample taken from a wild boar carcass was found to carry the African swine fever virus.

In response to the recent deaths of multiple wild boars in the Wong Yue Tan area of Tai Po, AFCD staff took a sample from a relatively intact wild boar carcass found at the above location for testing, and found that the sample tested positive for African swine fever virus. The department will continue to monitor wild boar deaths of concern and carry out wild boar surveillance work.

At present, no local pig farms have been found to be affected by the incident.