Hungary's National Food Chain Safety Office has ordered the culling of approximately 3,000 pigs on a farm in Vallaj village after the country's first domestic case of African swine fever was reported. The virus is highly contagious and lethal to pigs, posing significant economic risks.
Hungary's National Food Chain Safety Office announced the country's first domestic pig African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. Approximately 3,000 pigs at a farm in Vallaj village, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg county, are being culled. The virus is highly contagious and lethal to pigs, though harmless to humans. An epidemiological investigation is underway to determine the source and spread.
The Immigration Agency of Taiwan is reminding the public to avoid bringing pork products from affected areas into the country, especially with the Dragon Boat Festival approaching. Violators face fines up to NT$1 million, with 542 individuals fined NT$200,000 in the past year, and 144 foreign travelers unable to enter due to unpaid fines.
VANK, a cyber diplomacy envoy, launched a campaign to correct the use of the Mercator projection map, which distorts Africa's size, and the term 'African swine fever' in South Korean government institutions, citing negative stereotyping.
