China Blocks Import of Cattle From Mauritius Amid Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak

China's General Administration of Customs has banned the import of cloven-hoofed animals and their products from Mauritius due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease on the island, the agency announced in an April 6 notice, according to an unofficial translation. The World Organization for Animal Health identified the outbreak March 27 on a farm in Rodrigues, Mauritius.