China is experiencing more problems with African Swine Fever, including discovery of the virus in consumer-ready pork dumplings.
The processed food products were recalled after the virus was detected.
The United States has also intercepted and dumped a number of pork products from China to protect its hog industry from the deadly and highly-contagious disease that has no known cure or vaccine.
On another front, the disease spread to more farms and a new district in China this week.
The first case in Shandong province hit a herd of more than 4,500 pigs near the provincial capital of Jinan, Chinese officials reported today.
On Tuesday the government reported an outbreak in Guangxi region.
There have now been more than 100 outbreaks since August in 27 provinces and regions.
The Shandong outbreak is more worrisome because that province reported 47 million hogs last year, accounting for seven per cent of China’s hog population.
