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Minister confirms presence of ASF in South Korea
South Korea’s agriculture minister confirmed the presence of ASF at a pig farm in Paju.

South Korea is home to more than 11 million pigs

African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in South Korea for the first time.

The news follows an admission from farming minister George Eustice that the disease could spread to the UK within a year.

On Tuesday, South Korea’s agriculture minister confirmed the presence of ASF at a pig farm in Paju, near the border of North Korea. He said that the farm reported its first case of the virus in May.

According to the National Pig Association (NPA), Kim Hyeon-soo told reporters some 4,000 pigs would be culled to prevent the spread of the virus, adding that the animal disease alert level would be raised to maximum.

“We will make all efforts to stop the spread of African swine fever through swift disinfection measures,” he said.

The ministry is also reported to have ordered a nationwide ban on the movement of pigs and related livestock while it looks into the source of the virus.

Since ASF was first detected in China in August 2018, it has affected Vietnam, Mongolia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Hong Kong, North Korea and the Philippines.

South Korea is home to more than 11 million pigs, and pork is the country’s most popular meat. According to the agriculture ministry data, 27kg of pork was consumed per person in 2018.

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RCVS Knowledge appoints Veterinary Evidence editor-in-chief

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 RCVS Knowledge has welcomed Professor Peter Cockcroft as editor-in-chief for Veterinary Evidence.

A world-renowned expert in evidence-based veterinary medicine, Prof Cockcroft will lead the strategic development and editorial quality of the open-access journal. He was previously in the role from 2017-2020.

Katie Mantell, CEO of RCVS Knowledge, said: "We are excited about the extensive knowledge of evidence-based veterinary medicine and clinical veterinary research that Peter brings, and we look forward to working with him over this next phase of the journal's development." 

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CVS Group hit by cyber attack

CVS Group, which owns more than 450 veterinary practices in the UK, has been hit by a cyber attack.

In a statement, the group said the incident involved unauthorised external access to a limited number of its IT systems. As soon as the attack was discovered, the group took its IT systems temporarily offline, causing 'considerable operational disruption'.

It has warned that the security steps taken and ongoing plans to move its operational systems and IT infrastructure to the Cloud are likely to have an ongoing impact over a number of weeks.

Due to the risk that personal information was accessed, CVS has informed the Information Commissioner's Office. The company is working with third party consultants to investigate the incident.