African swine fever: No risk to consumers

(BfR Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) African swine fever (ASF), first detected in Germany in domestic pigs on 15 July 2021, does not pose a health hazard to humans. " The ASF pathogen cannot be transferred to humans " , explains Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel, President of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). " No risk to health is posed by direct contact with diseased animals or from eating food made from infected domestic pigs or wild boar. "
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news