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China Signals Shrimp Virus Risk After Salmon Debacle

  • Virus tested positive on packaging, negative on shrimp
  • Shrimp from three Ecuador plants will be halted for imports
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China said a handful of packaging samples of imported shrimp tested positive for the coronavirus, raising questions again over whether the pathogen can spread through food or frozen products.