NORTHERN UGANDA - 100 PIGS KILLED DAILY

BRUSS 001 - mentioned the following story earlier. Keep in mind that
Avian Flu can mix with swine flu. There were suggestions this may
have been a factor in the Spanish Flu. In 1918 a vetrinarian
raised the red flag in the mid-west over concerns about
sick pigs that were being used to feed the troops shortly
before the pandemic broke.

Swine fever kills 4,000 pigs in northwestern
Uganda

www.chinaview.cn 2006-01-31 16:39:39

KAMPALA, Jan. 31 (Xinhuanet) -- The African swine fever that broke
out in Adjumani district in northwestern Uganda has claimed lives of over
4,000 pigs, local press reported on Tuesday.

 Adjumani district veterinary officer Emmanuel Zole was quoted as saying
that the disease would continue to kill pigs unless farmers took measures
to guard against it.

The disease broke out in the district at the beginning of January and
about 100 pigs were killed daily.

Farmers were urged to keep their pigs indoors to avoid catching the
disease after the breakout. Zole blamed farmers for the rapid spread of
the disease, saying that they were feasting on the dead pigs instead of
reporting such cases to the veterinary department.  He appealed to
farmers to bury or burnt all the dead pigs. Enditem

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