Japan to vaccinate pigs to tackle hog cholera outbreak english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 7 hours ago - 19:07 | All, JapanJapan will vaccinate pigs to tackle a hog cholera outbreak in many parts of the country that has seen over 130,000 pigs culled in a year, farm minister Taku Eto said Friday.
It also plans to request pharmaceutical companies to boost production of hog cholera vaccines.
The disease, also known as swine fever, affects only pigs and wild boars and has a high fatality rate.
There are currently no reports of African swine fever in Japan, but the consequences may prove to be dire if it spreads to the country.
Although the number of bred pigs totaled approximately 700,000 across the six prefectures as of February, there have been calls to vaccinate pigs across the country.