African Swine Fever -- China
The discovery of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar has created a large intricate loophole in China's prevention program of the epizootic. The 1st case was discovered in Jilin province in a dead wild boar. Experts say that if a large-scale killing of infected wild boar is applied, it will lead to wild boars fleeing to neighboring regions, causing ASF to spread to North Korea, which borders Jilin. The wild boar death occurred at the junction of Changbai Mountain and North Korea [see map at
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6151273&promed&0
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