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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
The Department of Livestock Development (DLD) has detected one case of African swine fever (ASF) in a slaughterhouse in Nakhon Pathom from blood samples taken early this month but has urged the public not to panic as the disease is not transmissible to humans. DLD chief Sorawit Thanito said on Tuesday the department was aware of people’s concerns about possible outbreaks at domestic pig farms. “Everything must be done according to academic principles and international standards to obtain well-rounded information before the results are made public,” Mr Sorawit said. He said special task force t…