Blue-eared pig disease has spread to 26 Chinese provinces

SINO DAILY

by Staff Writers
Beijing (AFP) Aug 17, 2007
A mystery virus that has killed tens of thousands of pigs in China has spread to 26 provinces, the agriculture ministry said Friday.

The ministry told the official Xinhua news agency that the highly infectious blue-eared pig disease was detected in north China's Shanxi province, making it the 26th out of the country's 33 provinces and regions that has been infected.

The ministry however stopped short of giving more details, saying more information will be given at a press conference next Monday, Xinhua said.

According to government statistics, the deadly swine virus had killed more than 40,000 pigs in China as of July and authorities had slaughtered thousands more in an attempt to stop the deadly disease from spreading.

Last month, state media reported that 165,144 pigs in 25 provinces had been infected with the disease between January to July.

Experts quoted in the Western media, however, expressed doubts about these figures, suspecting a more serious crisis as the virus turned more virulent after a mutation.

There were 482 million pigs across China as of 2004, according to the ministry's latest available statistics.

Community
Email This Article
Comment On This Article

Related Links
China News from SinoDaily.com

Memory Foam Mattress Review

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...

Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News

SINO DAILY

Hu seeks to expand energy, trade ties with Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek (AFP) Aug 15, 2007
Chinese President Hu Jintao sought a new energy and transport corridor for his country's surging economy in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, the second day of a Central Asian tour to boost ties with the region.

ENERGY TECH Great powers cast bids for strategic Central Asia Analysis: Mideast struggles to power area Analysis: Oil flows in Basra power vacuum Analysis: Caspian pipeline wars	CIVIL NUCLEAR Yemen says foreign firms to build nuclear reactor Indian uranium deal as good as NPT: Australia US says cannot rework nuclear deal with India Australia close to deal to supply uranium to Russia: FM
BLUE SKY Invisible Gases Form Most Organic Haze In Both Urban And Rural Areas BAE Systems Completes Major New Facility For Ionospheric Physics Research NASA Satellite Captures First View Of Night-Shining Clouds Main Component For World Latest Satellite To Measure Greenhouse Gases Delivered	WOOD PILE Humans Fostering Forest-Destroying Disease The Limited Carbon Market Puts 20 Percent Of Tropical Forest At Risk Lula hails slower pace of Amazon destruction Rain Forest Protection Works In Peru
FARM NEWS First All-African GM Crop Is Resistant To Maize Streak Virus Global warming boosts crop disease Change On The Range 'Worrisome signs' for global rice crop	CAR TECH Toyota To Delay Launch Of New Hybrids Driving Changes For The Car Of The Future GM Sales In China To Hit One Million Vehicles US Should Consider Gas Tax Says Ford Chief
AEROSPACE Russia To Build Over 4,500 Aircraft By 2025 Boeing Flies Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Steering Aircraft Clear Of Choppy Air EAA AirVenture 2007	NUCLEAR SPACE Nuclear Power In Space - Part 2 Outside View: Nuclear future in space Nuclear Power In Space Could NASA Get To Pluto Faster? Space Expert Says Yes - By Thinking Nuclear

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement