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Posted Wed May 29 2013: from Reuters:
Insight: Pork industry hunts for deadly pig virus http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1369870606
The sudden and widespread appearance of a swine virus deadly to young pigs - one never before seen in North America - is raising questions about the bio-security shield designed to protect the U.S. food supply. The swine-only virus, the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV), poses no danger to humans or other animals, and the meat from infected pigs is safe for people to eat.
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