African Swine Fever -- China
What started with a few dozen dead pigs in northeastern China is sending shock waves through the global food chain.
Last August [2018], a farm with fewer than 400 hogs on the outskirts of Shenyang was found to harbor African swine fever [ASF], the 1st ever occurrence of the contagious viral disease in the country with half the world's pigs. A total of 47 head had died, triggering emergency measures including mass culling and a blockade to stop the transportation of livestock. Within days, a
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6456376&promed&0
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