Disease That Killed Millions of China’s Pigs Poses Global Threat

Disease That Killed Millions of China’s Pigs Poses Global Threat
Young pigs are seen at a farm in Xianju County, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China on Nov. 21, 2019. Reuters
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CHICAGO—Bettie the beagle, a detector dog for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, picked up the scent of pork on a woman arriving from China at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport.

Soon the dog’s handler discovered and confiscated a ham sandwich in the purse of a passenger who had flown on a China Eastern Airlines flight from Shanghai.