Despite the World Health Organization saying that there was no evidence the animals were transmitting swine flu to humans, Egypt is to step up a controversial slaughter of the nation's 250,000 pigs.
Cairo governor Abdel Halim Wazir told the state news agency MENA that the government will begin slaughtering an estimated 60,000 pigs raised by rubbish collectors in a shanty town in Egypt's sprawling capital.
Japan Tests Four-Month-Old US Baby For Swine Flu
Officials said that a four-month-old US baby girl was undergoing tests for swine flu in Japan, the country's latest suspected case of the virus.
Officials said that a four-month-old US baby girl was undergoing tests for swine flu in Japan, the country's latest suspected case of the virus.
The move has been widely criticised, with the WHO saying there was no evidence that pigs were transmitting the virus to humans.
Egyptian officials have since said the slaughter was a general health measure.
Swine Flu Arrives in South Korea
South Korea Saturday reported its first case of swine flu after Hong Kong said a man who flew from Mexico had the disease, in Asia's first confirmed cases as the virus continues its global spread.
South Korea Saturday reported its first case of swine flu after Hong Kong said a man who flew from Mexico had the disease, in Asia's first confirmed cases as the virus continues its global spread.
"The authorities took advantage of the situation to resolve the question of disorderly pig rearing in Egypt," he said.
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Successful Flu Vaccine Is Possible in Short Period of Time: WHO
The World Health Organisation on Friday said it had no doubt that a successful vaccine against the new swine flu virus that could be made in a short period of time and in large quantities.
The World Health Organisation on Friday said it had no doubt that a successful vaccine against the new swine flu virus that could be made in a short period of time and in large quantities.
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