Australian authorities intercepted pork products and detected the African swine fever virus

Australian authorities seized hundreds of pork products at airports and mail processing centres, six of which were found to carry the infectious African swine fever virus.
Australian authorities intercepted 152 pork products at airports and mail processing centres and sent them to the Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong, Va., for testing, daily mail reported.
of the cases were found to be carrying the deadly African swine fever virus.
there have been no cases of African swine fever virus in mainland Australia.
, however, the detection of meat products carrying the African swine fever virus is a real concern.
, 360,000 cases of the African swine fever virus broke out in 19 countries around the world.
, early intervention and the destruction of problem pork products mean that the risk of infection in Australian livestock is minimized.
Australia Pork has issued an appeal on behalf of 2500 pig farmers and 36,000 pork supply chain workers in Australia, urging travellers to respect Australia's biosecurity laws and not to bring any pork or animal products to Australia.
australia's border controls are strict, people who fail to declare pork products upon entry can be fined up to A$420,000 and jailed for up to 10 years.