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University of Sydney experts are warning all Australians and visitors to Australia to be vigilant about bringing in or receiving international food packages this Christmas that contain pork products that may be infected with .

鈥淲e all have a responsibility to safeguard Australian livestock industries,鈥� , an expert in biosecurity in the School of Veterinary Science. 鈥淓ach of us must ensure that we do not bring into Australia products that can carry infectious diseases and pests in our luggage or with our shopping or gifts by post.鈥�

6 tips to keep our pigs safe
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1. Make sure you declare any meat products you may be travelling with when coming from overseas, especially products containing pork. Even if you鈥檙e unsure, the best practice is just to declare.
2. Remind your family and friends to not post any meat products to you 鈥� this includes smallgoods, jerky.
3. f you do happen to receive meat or pork products in the post, the recommendation is to eat it! Do not feed it to an animal. ASF poses no risk to human health.
4. Make sure you dispose of leftover meat or pork products correctly by double-bagging the product and placing it in the rubbish bin that goes for landfill 鈥� not the green waste, compost or recycling bin.
5. Be aware of the biosecurity requirements when online shopping.
6. Above all, DO NOT feed meat products, or any food that has come into contact (e.g. shared a plate) with meat to pigs.

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Christmas pork

Dr Rob Barwell, Senior Manager Biosecurity, at , said: 鈥淎s we move into the festive season, leading to an increase in travellers and mail moving in and out of the country, the risk of an exotic disease entering Australia is heightened. Everyone has a part to play to help prevent entry of ASF and other diseases that can have , including students travelling from overseas or receiving care packages.鈥�

African Swine Fever

Associate Professor Toribio said: 鈥淎frican swine fever is a highly contagious viral disease that kills up to 80 per cent of pigs for which we have no cure and no vaccine. While the virus does not pose a risk to human health, it will, if introduced, kill many pigs and severely impact the pig industry which provides 36,000 jobs. Already its impact in Europe, Russia, China and South-East Asia means ASF is on track to have killed one quarter of the world鈥檚 domestic pig population by the end of this year.鈥�