Taiwan: ASF virus found in a sausage from China

African swine fever virus was found in a sausage made by a subsidiary that was brought to the island by a traveler.

According to Taipei Times, a package of Chinese crispy sausage apparently carried by passengers on a ferry from China’s Fujian Province to Kinmen was contaminated with African Swine Fever (ASF) virus.

The sausage made by WH Group — the largest meat producer in China — was discovered on Thursday last week in a garbage can at Shuitou Port, Council of Agriculture Deputy Minister Huang Chin-cheng said.

According to Reuters, WH Group said on Thursday it was trying to verify that the African swine fever virus was found in a sausage made by a subsidiary that was brought to the island by a traveler.

Thursday November 1, 2018.
Taipei Times. http://www.taipeitimes.com
Reuters. https://www.reuters.com

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