Key result
Testing identifies African swine fever virus in ~8% of confiscated pork products from China.
Why the study?
Surveillance of pork products at country entry points is needed to mitigate the risk for African swine fever virus introduction.
Observational (n=52)
Surveillance of pork products at country entry points is needed to mitigate the risk for ASFV introduction.
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May warrant enhanced border screening of pork products; leaves open the efficacy of such measures against ASFV incursions.
Kim et al. (2019) conducted an observational in African Swine Fever Virus (n=52). Pork products from China was evaluated on Detection of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) by real-time PCR. African swine fever virus was detected in 4 of 52 tested pork products confiscated from travelers arriving in South Korea from China in August 2018.
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