FAO: A/H1N1 in pigs must be closely monitored

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-05-2009 15:11

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization is calling on national authorities and farmers to carefully monitor pigs, and investigate any possible flu-like symptoms in domestic animals.

An Indonesian farmer sprays disinfectant on pigs at a pig farm in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday, May 3, 2009.(AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)

The agency says surveillance for porcine respiratory disease should be intensified and all cases should be immediately reported to authorities.

The organization stresses that there is absolutely no need to slaughter animals to prevent the A/H1N1 virus from spreading.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei