ABC Rural: Jon DalySome Chinese pig producers are resorting to mass live burials as authorities struggle to control a deadly pig virus ravaging the world's biggest commercial herd.African Swine Fever key pointsA virulent strain has spread to more than 55 countries on three continentsAfrican swine fever does not affect humans, but can cause up to 100 per cent mortality in herds of wild and domestic pigs within a week.
The spread has been driven by migrating wild populations and human movement of contaminated pork products that harbour the virus for as long as six months.182-member countries are meeting in Paris this week to focus on finding a vaccine. As the international effort to find a vaccine mounts, Australian farmers and biosecurity authorities are preparing for the worst.Since February, Hebei Xinda Livestock Company has culled 20,000 pigs, 6,000 of which were buried alive.
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