US EditionUSDA urges travelers not to pack pork products
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture urges travelers not to pack pork products due to concerns about African Swine Fever, affecting travel to and from the U.S. Mainland, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- While humans cannot be infected with African Swine Fever, the disease poses a serious threat to pigs and could lead to pork shortages and economic disruptions, as stated by the USDA.
- The USDA advises that while humans can't catch African Swine Fever, travelers might unknowingly spread it through infected pork products.
- As a precaution, the Transportation Security Administration has banned all pork products in the U.S., despite the disease not being reported in the U.S.
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USDA urges travelers not to pack pork products
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