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June 6, 2019

Millions of Pigs to Be Killed as Swine Fever Sweeps Southeast Asia
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In Southeast Asia, health officials are warning an outbreak of the
highly contagious pig disease known as African swine fever is spreading
and on track to become what some epidemiologists are calling the
"biggest animal disease outbreak" ever recorded. Swine fever, which
causes internal bleeding in pigs and spreads rapidly in dense factory
farms, has appeared in China, Vietnam, Mongolia and Cambodia, with
reports of a new outbreak in North Korea. Health officials estimate
China may be gearing up to slaughter up to 200 million pigs ahead of
schedule in an effort to quarantine the outbreak.


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