Outbreaks have killed nearly 10 million pigs in Asia this year. Snipers and drones are even being dispatched to kill infected pigs at the Korean border. The World’s Carol Hills speaks with Dr. Wantanee Kalpravidh, the UN’s head of emergency work on animal diseases in Asia.
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