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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – USA: travel alert

March 23, 2019 editor Global Disease Alerts
African Swine Fever -- United StatesThe US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs, Greg Ibach, is alerting international travelers of a deadly swine disease they could unknowingly bring back into the United States on their clothes, shoes, or hands.African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and deadly disease affecting both domestic and feral (wild) pigs. It does not affect human health and cannot be transmitted from pigs to humans. Recent spread Read more [...]
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