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Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, announced on Thursday that African Swine Fever (ASF) was identified on two smallholder farms in Mfuleni, Eerste River in the Western Cape.
This was confirmed by the post mortem samples submitted to the ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute.
This finding follows the intensive investigation conducted by the Veterinary Services of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture to determine the cause of the pigs dying in the area over the last two weeks.
Dr Meyer announced that a ban had been placed on the sale and movement of live pigs from Mfuleni to limit the disease's spread.
He also confirmed that there is no danger of the disease infecting humans.
