Australia increases border controls over ASF fears
Australian authorities have conducted tests for ASF on pork products seized at international airports and mail processing centers over a two week period. Lyn O’Connell, head of biosecurity at the department, said that the test results conducted at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong have indicated that 6 pork products fro 152 tested were contaminated with the virus.
“Bringing banned products to Australia puts our environment, industries and animal health at risk," Ms O'Connell declared.
“The detection of the virus in seized products at the border does not change Australia’s African swine fever free status.
“The test results do however reinforce the importance of continued compliance with Australia’s strict biosecurity requirements."
The Australian Government is urging people that are visiting or returning to the country to pay attention to the biosecurity requirements and to not carry banned pork products with them.
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