The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced today (28th) that several wild boar deaths have occurred in Stanley recently. The department took samples from the carcasses of three wild boars found at the above-mentioned locations for testing and found that the samples were positive for African swine fever virus reaction, that is, with African swine fever virus.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department will continue to monitor the death of wild boars and carry out wild boar monitoring work. There are no pig farms on Hong Kong Island, and no local pig farms have been found to be affected by the incident. This case does not affect the supply of live pigs in Hong Kong.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said that it has immediately notified all local pig farm managers of the case and reminded them to strengthen biosecurity measures to prevent wild boars from entering pig farms and spreading the African swine fever virus.
If the person in charge of the pig farm finds that the pigs have health problems, they must report to the AFCD.
AFCD has been closely monitoring the health of pigs in local pig farms and will collect samples for testing if necessary.
The spokesman reiterated that African swine fever is a highly contagious disease between pigs and wild boars, but it is not a zoonotic infectious disease and cannot be transmitted to humans. Therefore, it does not pose a food safety risk. Pork can be safely eaten after it is thoroughly cooked.
The spokesman stressed that if members of the public encounter wild boars, they should keep a distance from them as much as possible to ensure personal safety and avoid wild boars coming into contact with food contaminated with African swine fever virus; members of the public should not feed any wild animals, including wild boars, and put garbage in in a covered trash can.
If the public finds the carcass of wild boar, they can call 1823 to report.
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