The ministry is requiring laboratories to report strains with artificial gene deletions to provincial veterinary authorities. The Ministry is offering financial rewards for information in the face of a recent resurgence in ASF in the provinces of Sichuan, Hubei and Yunnan.
At the present time, there is no approved vaccine against ASF although it is understood that several candidates produced by reputable institutions including Harbin are under evaluation.
Regulations forbid assigning hogs with ASF to packing plant although this regulation is observed more in the breach than in conformity.
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