Battle to contain African swine fever

Scientists are racing to develop a vaccine for African swine fever before the virus spreads across the world. The disease, harmless to humans but deadly to pigs, has already devastated China’s pork industry


DISTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (Jun 21-Jul 4, 2019)

New outbreaks 
Domestic pigs 
Wild boar

Ongoing outbreaks
Domestic pigs
Wild boar

Poland
Belgium
Hungary
Romania, Bulgaria
Latvia
Russia
Ukraine
Moldova
South Africa
North Korea
China
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos


IMPACT OF DISEASE (2016-2019*)
Dead and destroyed domestic pigs (000s)

Total 2,530
Asia 1,711
Europe 777
Africa 42

*To May 20

According to some estimates, China could soon lose half of its pig herd – roughly a quarter
of the world’s pigs


Sources: UPI, World Organisation for Animal Health 
Picture: Associated Press 
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