Indonesia has become the latest Asian country to face an outbreak of African swine fever, a deadly pig virus devastating farmers across the region.
On Wednesday, the country's agriculture ministry said nearly 30,000 pigs have died from the disease in North Sumatra.
The virus is expected to wipe out more than half of China's pig herd this year.
Australia has grown increasingly concerned, stepping up biosecurity measures to keep swine fever out.
Although it's harmless to humans, the disease can kill pigs within a few days, and the fatality rate can be up to 100%, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
The virus is particularly robust, and is able to survive for seven days without a host, and for months in frozen pork products.
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