That the food might be contaminated with African swine fever and spread the disease to the United States. African swine fever does not threaten humans but there’s no vaccine or cure for infected pigs. Australia also deployed advisors to Pacific islands in an attempt to protect its closest neighbors from African swine fever. US officials plan to suspend domestic shipments of pigs among farms and to slaughterhouses if African swine fever is detected. The government is also increasing the number of laboratories it uses to test for African swine fever.

Source: bd News24 January 16, 2020 12:00 UTC