China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced in a news briefing on March 6 that new cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in China’s southwest Sichuan Province and central Hubei Province. According to the announcement, a farm with 127 pigs in Xiaojin county, Sichuan Province, reported on March 6 that 38 pigs died from ASF and another 38 were infected with the virus. In Fancheng district, Xiangyang city, Hubei Province, authorities found that 10 pigs that were being illegally transported in a vehicle were infected with the ASF virus, according to the announcement. The areas, including the roads and vehicles, where the ASF virus was reportedly detected have been thoroughly disinfected, according to various Chinese media reports. Prior to the Chinese regime’s recent announcement, three ASF cases have already been reported since the beginning of the year. The first case was reported on Jan. 21 in …