The Okinawa Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on Feb 28^th, that a pig infected with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) was found on a ranch in the southern part of Okinawa.

This is the second confirmation this year after the first case was discovered on Jan. 21^st when nine pigs were found infected with the disease but none died.

In Okinawa, this epidemic broke out last October, when it was found on three ranches. A total of 233 pigs were infected and 75 died. Okinawa Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries are looking into relations between the first outbreak and the newest one found.

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