African swine fever virus has been detected in uncooked,pork-filled dumplings that a Chinese tourist brought to Japan amid growing concerns over the spread of the highly contagious animal disease.
The virus was detected in October in a Chinese man’s luggage when he landed at Tokyo Haneda Airport of Japan. According to a report by the Daily Mail, the virus has swept through the pig population across the globe, and including Eastern Europe and China.
Per an earlier report by the Inquisitr,as of August 1, the virus was reported to bear spread in seven Chinese provinces and the outbreak killed approximately 400000 pigs, or thus threatening to disrupt the $128 billion pork industry. With no vaccine currently available to prevent the disease,China has been struggling to control the lethal virus from spreading among its 433 million pig population.
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Source: inquisitr.com