Bird Flu Migrates to Swine
Sebastian Ujică
A recent case of bird flu in a pig in Oregon is the first detection of the H5N1 virus in this species in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced. The virus was discovered on a small farm that did not sell the meat of these animals, thus ensuring the safety of the country's pork supply chain. The infected pig did not show symptoms of the disease, but was tested as a precaution, along with four other pigs, in the context of a quarantined farm that also housed
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