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NORTHERN UGANDA - 100 PIGS KILLED DAILY |
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Posted: February 08 2006 at 5:55am |
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 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/31/content_4122877 .htm |
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"She lived and grew up through World War I and the Great Swine Flu epidemic of 1918 as a teenager." http://www.dailypilot.com/opinion/story/36567p-54148c.html |
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