the Disease was discovered in the country in February and has since spread like wildfire – among other things, to the region of Dong Nai, where 40% of the country's 30 million pigs are.
the Plague is fatal and has symptoms such as fever and decreased appetite. It is, however, harmless to people.
in sub-Saharan Africa, but has in recent years spread to some EU countries and Asia. In for example, China has over a million pigs emergency slaughtered.
The rapid spread of the disease in Vietnam received the united nations food and that in march of this year, urging the country to declare a national emergency.