African swine fever
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Spain's pork industry is "very concerned" by a growing African swine fever outbreak among wild boars that has sparked jitters about the world's third-largest producer of the meat and its derivatives.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
An outbreak of the highly contagious African swine fever has been spreading across Europe's pig herds since last summer.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
Prices have begun to recover in the past month but are still half of what they were three to five years ago, when an epidemic of African swine fever killed much of China’s herd.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
In truth, the researchers don’t want visitors bringing in deadly diseases like African swine fever.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023
They can spread devastating diseases to hog farms like African swine fever.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
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