China blocks pig and boar imports from Bangladesh

China has prohibited the import of pig, pig products and wild boars from Bangladesh after the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported an outbreak of African swine fever at a farm in the country's major port city of Chittagong, reported Reuters. China customs said the move is to protect the safety of the country's livestock industry and prevent the introduction of epidemics. Animal and plant waste that are unloaded from ships, aircraft and other from of transportation vehicles from Bangladesh must be disposed of under the supervision of customs, it said in a statement. ...