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Australia Finds Foot-And-Mouth Disease in Imported Food

  • Viral fragments found in a sample of pork floss in Melbourne
  • Traces of African swine fever also detected in pork products
Pork floss

Pork floss

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Australia has detected traces of foot-and-mouth disease on imported animal products, deepening fears about a potential outbreak that could devastate the nation’s livestock industry.

Viral fragments were found in a sample of pork floss offered for sale in Melbourne, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said on Wednesday. Traces of African swine fever were also detected in the sample.