Ted McKinney, USDA undersecretary, reported from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, during an agricultural trade mission that the country’s swine herd death toll is estimated at 20 percent. Vietnam’s officials said the outbreak appears to be slowing. However, McKinney is unsure of outbreak containment. Learn what this means for the US.
Source: The Pig Site, September 18, 2019. Link. “It’s tough to say whether African swine fever is contained,” said McKinney.
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