China: Thousands of pigs died, the disease is unknown

Hong Kong media has said an unidentified disease killed thousands of pigs in Guangdong province, southern China, according to Reuters on May 7.

Currently, the city government has demanded the end of pig and slaughtering as well as the sale of pork-related products on the market. As far as we know, epidemics began to appear in the cities of SiLao and Yunfu (China) in early April 2007.

Reuters said that when people discovered the disease, there were at least 1,300 infected children and over 300 pigs died. These animals showed signs of refusing to eat, high fever and began to develop petechiae under the skin.

A series of pigs died of unknown causes
(Photo: Reuters)

So far, it is not known exactly what causes this disease. And there are no cases of infection in the notified person. Pretty much the bodies of these animals are thrown into the river. This not only affects other animals but also directly affects human health when the disease becomes more severe.

Ming Pao Daily's announcement, estimates that more than 3,000 pigs have died. In Yunfu City alone, the epidemic killed 80% of the city 's total pigs. According to Apple Daily, before being banned due to fear of facing losses, some farmers sold off sick pigs at very low prices.

Although the cause of this epidemic is still unclear, Chinese experts still do not except the possibility that plague affects humans.

Nguyen Thi Ninh