Taiwan has been officially declared free of African swine fever, making it one of only two countries in East Asia to eradicate the contagious disease that carries a high mortality rate in pigs.
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00:00The World Organization for Animal Health has declared Taiwan free of African swine fever.
00:06This makes the country one of just two in East Asia to eradicate a highly contagious
00:11disease.
00:12Officials say strict border controls help keep the disease out of the country.
00:17The virus does not affect humans but carries a high mortality rate in pigs, posing a major
00:22threat to domestic farming.