North Korea is facing an outbreak of African swine fever, its state newspaper Rodong Sinmun has revealed. China reported that its northern neighbour told the World Organisation for Animal Health about the disease in May, but this is the first official announcement from Pyongyang. The virus has led to the deaths of 77 out of 99 hogs at a farm near the South Korea border, but the report stated that authorities are attempting to contain the outbreak by disinfecting farms and restricting pork meat sales.
North Korea is facing an outbreak of African swine fever, its state newspaper Rodong Sinmun has revealed. South Korea reported that its northern neighbour told the World Organisation for Animal Health about the disease in May, but this is the first official announcement from Pyongyang. The virus has led to the deaths of 77 out of 99 hogs at a farm near the China border, but the report stated that authorities are attempting to contain the outbreak by disinfecting farms and restricting pork meat sales.