South Korea is now the ninth Asian country to find itself positive for African Swine Fever.
The pigs that tested positive for the disease were located near the border with North Korea, which has been ASF positive since May.
The South Korean agriculture minister says the country’s first case of the highly-contagious disease was confirmed on Tuesday.
Officials ran tests on five pigs that had died on a farm just miles south of the North Korean border.
The South Korean government is making a stronger effort to disinfect farms and transport vehicles.
The government also ordered a 48-hour standstill on all pig farms, slaughterhouses, and feed mills across the country to help prevent the disease from spreading further.
South Korea has about 6,000 farms that produce more than 11 million pigs.
The country doesn’t import any pork products or live pigs from China due to the severe outbreak of ASF inside that country.
South Korea mainly imports from the United States and Germany.
Pork imports account for about a third of the country’s total pork supply.