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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/22/mexico-pigs-virus-idUSL6N0O84TT20140522
UPDATE 3-Mexico reports deadly pig virus in 17 states out of 19 tested
Thu May 22, 2014 7:42pm EDT
(Updates with Mexican ministry clarification that 770 pigs were dead, not killed by authorities)
May 22 (Reuters) - Mexico reported outbreaks of a deadly pig virus in 17 states out of 19 tested, the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) said on Thursday.
Following reports of unusually high mortality, mainly in piglets, in the central-western part of the country, Mexican veterinary officials tested 2,309 samples between August 2013 and May 2014 in farms and slaughterhouses, the Mexican agriculture ministry told the OIE...
UPDATE 3-Mexico reports deadly pig virus in 17 states out of 19 tested
Thu May 22, 2014 7:42pm EDT
(Updates with Mexican ministry clarification that 770 pigs were dead, not killed by authorities)
May 22 (Reuters) - Mexico reported outbreaks of a deadly pig virus in 17 states out of 19 tested, the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) said on Thursday.
Following reports of unusually high mortality, mainly in piglets, in the central-western part of the country, Mexican veterinary officials tested 2,309 samples between August 2013 and May 2014 in farms and slaughterhouses, the Mexican agriculture ministry told the OIE...