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20,000 pigs culled amid African swine fever outbreak | South China Morning Post

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20,000 pigs were slaughtered as African swine fever has spread in hog farms across several cities in China. There are no vaccines to stop the spread of the virus, and a mass cull is the only method to prevent further outbreaks. The virus is not harmful to humans, but it can lead to haemorrhagic fever in pigs. Anothe…

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