Taiwan has been on alert as international deliveries have been found to contain meat products that tested positive for African swine fever, the ministry said. A pack of sausages sent from Thailand and intercepted by the Tainan Post Office is pictured in an undated photograph. The ministry also reminded employers to inform their foreign staff about African swine fever prevention laws and regulations. African swine fever is not known to infect humans, but can be fatal to pigs, and an outbreak might devastate the country’s high-value pig farming industry. Migrant workers who have questions about African swine fever should call the 1955 counseling and protection hotline, the ministry said.

Source: Taipei Times January 08, 2022 22:11 UTC