BEIJING, July 22 (Reuters) – China’s customs mentioned on Thursday it has banned the import of cattle and cattle merchandise from Laos to forestall unfold of lumpy pores and skin illness.
The transfer got here after Laos reported its first outbreaks of the illness in cattle earlier this month, the Basic Administration of Customs mentioned in a discover on its web site.
China discovered the illness in its personal cattle herd final 12 months.
The illness, attributable to a debilitating virus, is regarded as unfold by flies or mosquitoes. It doesn’t have an effect on individuals and isn’t deadly.
(Reporting by Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton; Enhancing by Tom Hogue)
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