Swine fever outbreak places local food supply at risk


African swine fever outbreaks are spreading in the country, threatening to disrupt domestic food supplies, the government warned.

Vietnam has this year detected 514 outbreaks in 28 out of 34 cities and provinces nationwide, the government said in a statement yesterday, adding that the authorities have culled more than 30,000 infected pigs.

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