[Foreign Correspondents] Economic Fallout Of African Swine Fever

African swine fever arrives in S. Korea. as the country scrambles into action. 한국을 덮친 아프리카 돼지열병! 대책과 전망은?. South Korea has been gripped by mounting concerns over the African swine fever virus. The first reported case of the disease was confirmed in the city of Paju in Gyeonggi-do Province on September 17. There is no known cure or vaccine for the virus, which is highly contagious and has a near-100% mortality rate for infected pigs. The South Korean government has pulled all stops to prevent the disease ...