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Deadly Swine Disease Sweeps China

Virus sparks fears of global threat

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 16, 2007 1:10 AM CDT

(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...   Read full story »

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