Deadly pig virus reaches South Korea
Our piece about African Swine Fever (ASF) being detected in South Korea, with the country on high alert, piqued readers' interest.
The country's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the first ASF outbreak on 17 September, the eight country in Asia to have experienced an outbreak of the disease.
The virus was discovered at a pig farm in Paju, near the border with North Korea, which reported its first case of ASF in May, the agriculture ministry said.
