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World Service,2 mins

'Paradise' for a deadly disease

The Food Chain

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African Swine Fever is a deadly virus killing millions of pigs in Asia and one of the main reasons for its rapid spread is poor bio-security in the region's backyard farms. Animal disease expert Jose Sanchez-Vizcaino explains why the virus could spell the end for many of these small-scale operators and lead to more industrial pig farms. (Picture: Pigs. Credit: Getty Images)

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