Experts say region is losing the battle to stop the biggest animal disease outbreak the planet has ever faced'No way to stop it': millions of pigs culled across Asia as swine fever spreadsSouth-east Asia is battling to contain the spread of highly contagious African swine fever, known as “pig Ebola”, which has already led to the culling of millions of pigs in China and Vietnam. African swine fever, which is harmless to humans but fatal to pigs, was discovered in China in August, where it has caused havoc, leading to more than 1.2m pigs being culled. African swine fever hits Chinese pork industry in run-up to New Year Read moreThe implications of the outbreak are already being felt beyond Asia. In Vietnam, the first swine fever case was detected in January this year in northern Vietnam, not far from the border with China. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A signboard about African swine fever at Incheon international airport in South Korea.

Source: The Guardian June 06, 2019 00:56 UTC