Korea African swine fever cholera sprayed by helicopter in demilitarized zone October 4 21:39
In response to the discovery of a wild boar infected with the swine contagious disease, “African swine fever” in South Korea and North Korea, in order to prevent the spread of infection, helicopters in and around the demilitarized zone Work such as spraying medicine was started and the North Korea side was notified.
In South Korea, since the infection of the swine infectious disease “African swine fever” was confirmed last month at a pig farm in the north of Gyeonggi Province, the infection spread to the surroundings, and on the 2nd, between North Korea In a separate demilitarized zone, the virus “African pig cholera” was confirmed from a dead wild boar.
In response, the Korean Ministry of Defense announced on March 4th at 3:30 pm that it began an effort to prevent further spread of infection by using helicopters in and around the demilitarized zone.
In addition to discussing with the United Nations troops about spraying medicine for about a week, it also notified the North Korean side.
"African pig cholera" has been confirmed in North Korea in May.
The Korean Ministry of Defense stressed that wild boars are impossible to come to Korea over the iron fence, but they are doing their best.