Influenza in Chinese pigs – fake news or not?

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