TOKYO -- China is fighting an uphill battle against deadly and highly contagious African swine fever, which is threatening the domestic pork industry in the world's largest market for the meat.
Deadly virus is nearly always fatal to pigs, threatening world's largest market

Much of China's pork comes from small, financially vulnerable farms like this one in Shandong province.
TOKYO -- China is fighting an uphill battle against deadly and highly contagious African swine fever, which is threatening the domestic pork industry in the world's largest market for the meat.