TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) has ordered stricter disease controls following a suspected case of African swine fever in Taichung, CNA reported Thursday.

Chen said Wednesday that Kaohsiung had launched full-scale prevention measures. The city will maintain regular pig health testing and enforce the ban on feeding pigs with kitchen waste.

He said Kaohsiung has 391 pig farms that raise about 260,000 pigs. The city has tested 36 farms through 540 blood samples this year, all showing normal results.

The city’s Environmental Protection Bureau will handle all waste collection and disinfection of transport vehicles. Officials have also increased inspections at 158 high-risk farms to ensure no one breaks the feeding rules.

Chen said the government will track meat from slaughterhouses to supermarkets to ensure safety. Schools have been told to adjust lunch menus.

On Tuesday, African swine fever was first suspected at a Taichung pig farm. Agriculture Minister Chen Chun-ji (陳駿季) confirmed that 195 pigs had been culled and that virus isolation tests were underway for final confirmation.

On the same day, the agriculture ministry imposed a nationwide five-day ban on pig transport and slaughter.