I  Virus is not a public health Threat or food safety concern.The world Organization for Animal Health ,of which the U.S is a member ,consider African Swine Fever to be a trade limiting foreign animal disease of swine.Countries with confirmed cases are subject to international trade restriction aimed at reducing the risk of introduction of the disease through trade.The United State has never had a case of African Swine Feve:r and there are strict animal health and import requirments enforced by USDA ALPHIS VETERINARY SERVICES .This is a contagious hemorrhagic disease of wild and domestic pigs .It is often characterized by high morbidity and mortality rate.