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Deadly Swine Disease Sweeps China

Virus sparks fears of global threat

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(Newser) – A virulent strain of deadly swine disease is sweeping through Chinese livestock, triggering a pork shortage, rampant inflation and worldwide worries about where the virus will appear next, the New York Times reports. China, one the world's biggest hog exporters, is refusing to cooperate with international health organizations and may already have allowed the disease to spread beyond its borders.

"It would be naïve to think we could contain this virus," said a disease expert. "This is already considered a threat to the global industry."  The virus has already spread to 25 of China's 33 provinces. "This disease is like a wind that swept in and passed from village to village," said a farmer.

A pork vendor works in a market in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province Tuesday June 12, 2007. Chinese inflation rose to its highest level in more than two years in May, driven by soaring prices for pork and other food, according to government figures released Tuesday. (AP Photo)
A pork vendor works in a market in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province Tuesday June 12, 2007. Chinese inflation rose to its highest level in more than two years in May, driven by soaring prices...   (Associated Press)
Workers drive pigs to the slaughterhouse of a meat packing plant in Chongqing, in western China, Tuesday, July 17, 2007. Chinese wholesale prices for pork, the country's staple meat, have jumped nearly 75 percent in the last year, the Agriculture Ministry reported. The 74.6 percent price surge over the...
Workers drive pigs to the slaughterhouse of a meat packing plant in Chongqing, in western China, Tuesday, July 17, 2007. Chinese wholesale prices for pork, the country's staple meat, have jumped nearly...   (Associated Press)
A vendor prepares pork in a market in Xiangfan, in central China's Hubei province Tuesday, July 17, 2007. Chinese wholesale prices for pork, the country's staple meat, have jumped nearly 75 percent in the last year, the Agriculture Ministry reported. The 74.6 percent price surge over the last year...
A vendor prepares pork in a market in Xiangfan, in central China's Hubei province Tuesday, July 17, 2007. Chinese wholesale prices for pork, the country's staple meat, have jumped nearly 75 percent in...   (Associated Press)
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