Porcupine quills seized at Dulles Airport, potential monkeypox risk
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CBP officers referred a U.S. citizen, who arrived on a flight from Africa on April 21, to a secondary examination after the traveler declared possessing an animal horn. An agriculture examination also discovered an ivory bottle opener and the 100 porcupine quills. On April 22, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised CBP to seize the quills as a potential vector for the monkeypox virus.
The United States last experienced a monkeypox virus outbreak in 2003 (
CBP released the traveler and turned the quills over to the CDC.
“Travelers should be aware that those seemingly safe animal souvenirs they purchase overseas may accidentally introduce animal diseases that could devastate our livestock industries, sicken our citizens, and impact our nation’s economy,” stated Keith Fleming, acting director of Field Operations for CBP’s Baltimore Field Office. “Customs and Bord
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at Dulles Airport last week seized 100 porcupine quills that may pose an animal and human virus threat.
CBP officers referred a U.S. citizen, who arrived on a flight from Africa on April 21, to a secondary examination after the traveler declared possessing an animal horn. An agriculture examination also discovered an ivory bottle opener and the 100 porcupine quills. On April 22, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised CBP to seize the quills as a potential vector for the monkeypox virus.
The United States last experienced amonkeypox virus outbreak in 2003. According to the CDC, 47 confirmed and probable cases of monkeypox were reported in six states Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Investigators determined that a shipment of animals from Ghana, imported to Texas on April 9, 2003, introduced monkeypox virus.