South Korea's environment ministry announced on Thursday that traces of the African swine fever virus has been found... in the carcass of a wild boar near the Demilitarized Zone.<br />The discovery was made in Yeoncheon County... just 1-point-4 kilometers away from Southern Limit Line of the DMZ.<br />Yeoncheon is also where the disease was first confirmed about two weeks ago.<br />According to authorities, the wild boar could have originated from North Korea,... where an African swine fever outbreak was reported in May.<br />With four new cases confirmed over a 48-hour period,... the total number of affected farms stands at 13,... putting quarantine officials on high alert.<br />
