Seoul: South Korea on Wednesday reported its first African swine fever (ASF) case in about four months. The latest ASF case was found at a farm located in the inter-Korean border county of Paju in Gyeonggi Province, which raises some 2,500 pigs, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

According to Yonhap News Agency, this marks the fourth ASF case in the country this year, with the previous one occurring in the city of Yangju in March. In response to the detection of the virus, the government has issued a 48-hour standstill order for pig farms and related facilities in the region. Authorities are also implementing measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including the culling of affected pigs.

ASF is a disease that does not affect humans but is deadly to pigs. There is currently no vaccine or cure for ASF, making containment and prevention efforts crucial to protect the swine industry.