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| February
24, 2001 |
| Austrian
Vets Investigate Suspected Swine Fever |
VIENNA
(Reuters) - Austrian vets investigated a suspected case of swine fever at a pig
farm in the northwest of the country on Friday, local news agency APA said.
The
regional veterinary service acted after an unidentified man produced footage of
a pig, showing symptoms of the highly contagious disease, APA said, citing the
office of senior veterinary official Hans Achatz in the region of Upper Austria.
It said vets had visited the farm and taken samples, which would be sent
on Monday to be tested. Results were expected 48 hours later.
No one at
the veterinary service was immediately available for comment.
Swine fever
is not dangerous to humans but can wipe out pig populations.
Last year,
Britain battled with an outbreak of swine fever which led to a ban on the movement
of pigs and a large scale slaughter programme.
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