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  1. A classical swine fever outbreak has been confirmed at a pig farm in Shizuoka Prefecture, with about 2,900 pigs to be culled there, the Shizuoka Prefectural Government said. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/ #japan #pigs #swinefever #shizuoka #fujinomiya

  2. "[Mammal scientist Marcus Chua] suspected that the sudden collapse of the wild pig population (Sus scrofa) due to African swine fever would be a game changer for the greater mouse-deer (Tragulus napu), one of the world’s smallest hooved mammals.
    [...]
    In the year after the outbreak, the mouse-deer population quintupled to 293 individuals per sq km between 2019 and 2024."

    straitstimes.com/singapore/env

    #Mammals #Ecology #MouseDeer #Singapore #WildPigs #SwineFever

  3. The supply of ham, bacon and other processed meat products may become less stable in Japan after the country suspended pork imports from Spain following confirmed cases of African swine fever. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/ #japan #spain #pigs #animals #maff #swinefever