Influenza in Chinese pigs – fake news or not?

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Vincent ter Beek Editor of Pig Progress / Topic: Pigs around the world
Novel influenza A virus (H1N1) photographed microscopically. - Photo: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Novel influenza A virus (H1N1) photographed microscopically. - Photo: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
A news item on H1N1 influenza with ‘pandemic potential’ hit the news a few weeks ago. It became big news all over the world. Some readers in the pig industry felt the topic was a hype and Pig Progress should not have reported about it. Pig Progress editor Vincent ter Beek explains his motives why it was published. About 2 weeks ago the news broke which combined the words ‘swine’, ‘China’, ‘influenza’ and ‘pandemic’. I am sure you remember. Major news sources jumped on top of


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