8.6 Illegal import of contaminated pork and pork products
There is a greater chance of introduction of disease like ASF when
contaminated pork and pork products are illegally imported from other
countries for personal consumption or commercial purpose. Pathogens like
ASFV are particularly challenging due to their prolonged infectiousness
in pork products (Adkin et al., 2004). The porous international borders
particularly in the NE region of India and migration of live pigs or
illegal imports from the neighbouring countries like Myanmar, Nepal,
Bhutan or China will make the country vulnerable for transboundary
diseases (dahd.nic.in). Therefore, strict
monitoring protocols should be sufficiently timed to detect
transboundary movement of live animals or products to minimize the
associated risk of hazards/pathogens.