How did African classical swine fever spread to China? What happens when people eat it?

Recently, the incident of classical swine fever in Africa has caused panic, and some farmers have also lost a lot of money. Although the epidemic of classical swine fever is not as serious as in the previous period, and pork prices have risen sharply, many people still do not dare to eat pork. So how did African classical swine fever spread to China? What happens when people eat it?

What is African classical swine fever?

African classical swine fever is an acute, febrile and highly contagious animal infectious disease of pigs caused by African classical swine fever virus. Its virulent strain causes high morbidity to live pigs, up to 100%. At present, there is no specific medicine for treatment, and there is no vaccine for prevention, so in the event of an African classical swine fever epidemic, pigs must be culled and treated innocuously.

How did African classical swine fever spread to China?

The African classical swine fever virus strain in China is likely to be homologous to the strain found in Russia. Pork smuggled from the disease source, Chinese personnel stationed in Africa and wild boar on the Sino-Russian border may be the route of transmission, and cross-infection through various channels is the source. All localities should actively cooperate with local animal disease prevention and control agencies to carry out disease surveillance and screening, especially the occurrence of classical swine fever vaccine failure, unknown deaths and other phenomena. It should be reported to the local veterinary department in time.

And because there is no vaccine that can effectively prevent African classical swine fever in the world, but high temperature and disinfectant can effectively kill the virus, so pig farms should take relevant protective measures to avoid pig infection.

Third, what will happen if people eat pigs with African swine fever?

Eating raw may cause gastrointestinal discomfort, but cooked food is harmless. However, for the sake of safety, when people are not sure whether they have eaten cooked pork and the tolerance of individual bodies to the virus, it is best not to continue to eat pork in the near future. then closely watch the eaters for diarrhea, dizziness, vomiting, abdominal pain and other uncomfortable symptoms after eating pork.

If the eater has eaten the meat with classical swine fever and has the above uncomfortable symptoms, he should see a doctor as soon as possible and explain the situation to the doctor. If necessary, gastric lavage or drug detoxification should be taken. Do not delay treatment or use medicine on your own. The relevant treatment plan should be guided by the doctor's advice.

Generally speaking, African classical swine fever is transmitted to China from smuggled pork, Chinese personnel stationed in Africa, and wild boars along the Sino-Russian border, and there are many ways, but pigs infected with African classical swine fever had better not eat, so as to avoid diarrhea, dizziness, vomiting, abdominal pain and other uncomfortable symptoms.