South Korea confirms African swine fever outbreak

UK government says it expects disease to arrive within a year as China ditches pork tariffsSouth Korea is the latest country to confirm an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), as the UK government has said it expects the disease to arrive here within a year.In the midst of what has been described as the “largest ever animal disease outbreak”, China announced this week that it is ditching its pork tariffs. China, the largest pork consuming and producing country in the world, has been hit particularly hard by ASF, a disease which is fatal for pigs and extremely contagious. Continue reading…
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