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BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's African swine fever situation is now "under effective control" and growth of new cases is gradually slowing down, the country's agriculture minister said Tuesday.

A total of 122 cases of African swine fever had been reported by 30 provincial-level regions by Monday. Of the cases, 108 had ended blocks of the infected regions, Han Changfu, minister of agriculture and rural affairs, said while giving remarks at an international seminar in Beijing.

Production of live pigs and pork supply are generally stable, Han added.

China still faces a grave situation in African fever prevention and control due to factors such as the disease's properties and a rather dispersed pig-raising pattern in the country, Han pointed out.