African swine fever spreads rapidly in South Korea; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries strengthens border measures. If pigs or boars are infected, the fatality rate is almost 100%.
Although no cases of infection have been confirmed in Japan, there are concerns that if an outbreak were to occur in the country, it would cause a major blow to the livestock industry as there is no effective vaccine. Since December last year, infections have rapidly spread in Busan, in the southeastern part of South Korea.