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OIE warns African swine fever threatens food security

29/05/2019

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has called on all countries to help stop the spread of African swine fever (ASF), which is killing pigs and spreading across Asia.  It warned the disease goes far beyond animal health and welfare, it could cause “severe economic losses and threatens food security”.  The Chinese government has...

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