SEOUL – A boar with African swine fever (ASF) was found dead in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates two Koreas on Thursday.
The virus was discovered in South Korea recently, with possible entry through pigs crossing the heavily-guarded DMZ.
North Korea first recorded ASF in May, and the South created border fences to keep it out.
Despite its name, the DMZ is one of the world’s most fortified places.
It is a 4 km-wide (2.5 miles) strip of land, laden with landmines – a buffer zone between North and South Korea.
Over 10,000 pigs died or culled in the South since ASF was discovered while more than six-million pigs have been culled across Asia.(BBC)
