Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (79): N. Korea, S. Korea, domestic, spread, control
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (79): N. Korea, S. Korea, domestic, spread, control
African Swine Fever -- North KoreaBy official accounts, the pig contagion wreaking havoc across Eastern Asia has virtually skipped over North Korea, with a single outbreak reported there in May [2019]. But wayward feral pigs have stoked concern that Kim Jong Un's reclusive state is hiding an African swine fever [ASF] disaster.Five wild boars were found dead in or near border areas separating the 2 countries this month [October 2019] before being tested positive for the viral hemorrhagic disease, Read more [...]
