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While migrants stranded in Libya have suffered for years, the situation has worsened since the outbreak of war in Sudan in 2023.

The virus -- which does not affect humans -- is highly contagious and fatal for pigs, and an outbreak is potentially devastating for the pork industry, experts say.

His intervention comes as the US attempts to shore up the ceasefire it helped to broker following an outbreak of violence at the weekend.

The project was never completed, and a subsequent cholera outbreak in the area killed at least 20 people.

A breakdown in the fragile cease-fire, which has been stressed by outbreaks of fighting over the past week, would risk upending the effort again.