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Agriculture Minister Senator Bridget McKenzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 26, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Federal Government has warned that African Swine Fever – which is decimating pig herds in Asia – is one of the most significant threats to the national economy in recent memory.<\/p>\n

The highly contagious haemorrhagic viral disease is spread by live or dead pigs as well as pork products.<\/p>\n

But despite this, illegal imports of pork products into Australia are soaring.<\/p>\n

Federal Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie said the public had not got the message that meeting biosecurity requirements was non-negotiable.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBetween last November and May, 23 tonnes of pork has been seized at Australian borders,\u201d Senator McKenzie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the equivalent of four pigs arriving in the country every week.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralia works overtime to keep those threats at bay – intercepting over 1000 items of pork a week at airports and mail centres – but those odds are not in our favour.<\/p>\n

\u201cA change in our biosecurity status could damage our reputation as a clean and green producer threatening our market access, and many Australians probably aren\u2019t aware of this.”<\/p>\n

She encouraged all Australians –\u00a0online shoppers, international travellers, gardeners and farmers – to visit a new website<\/a> designed to provide community access to bisecurity information.<\/strong><\/p>\n

African Swine Fever (ASF) can have up to a 100 per cent fatality rate among both domestic and wild pigs.<\/p>\n

It can also be spread via contaminated feed, clothing or vehicles and there is no approved vaccine.<\/p>\n

Since February this year, more than 4,000,000 pigs in Vietnam have either died or been culled due to ASF.<\/p>\n

As well, about 1,170,000 pigs have been killed in China.<\/p>\n

The disease has also been detected this year in herds in Mongolia, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.<\/p>\n

Humans cannot catch the disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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