Health

Modelling the global economic consequences of a major African swine fever outbreak in China

African swine fever (ASF) is a virulent disease of pigs that originated in Africa and has been reported in other continents from the 1950s1. It has recently spread into Eastern Asia and was recorded for the first time in China in August 2018.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2020
Daniel Mason-D’Croz, Jessica R. Bogard, Mario Herrero & et al
Nature Food
1
221–228
Tags:
Animal Diseases, Pigs, Economy, Asia, Food Security, China, Food Prices, Infectious Diseases, Animal Products, Epidemics