So PigBola in China. PigBola in South Korea.
Norks have PigBola too.
Posted on 11/16/2019 5:53:04 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Heavy rainfall has been blamed for the spread of vast amounts of pig’s blood into rivers along the Korean border this week, following a cull of some 47,000 hogs amid an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).
A local NGO claims that blood from a nearby burial site, where some 47,000 pig carcasses had been disposed of, had seeped into the Imjin River due to heavy rainfall. South Korean authorities claim that the pigs had already been disinfected before being slaughtered and that there was a delay in the production of plastic containers for the carcasses. Nothing to see here: Rivers along Korean border run red with blood after massive pig cull (PHOTOS) © Yeoncheon Imjin River Civic Network / AFP
“It made many people living in the area anxious and worried,” said Lee Seok-woo, who heads the NGO Yeoncheon Imjin River Civic Network.
What was also hard to endure was the odor. I heard many farmers couldn’t work because of the unbearable smell. This should not have happened.
© Yeoncheon Imjin River Civic Network / AFP
South Korea has culled around 380,000 pigs since the recent outbreak of ASF began. There is currently no antidote or vaccine for the complex disease, which has ravaged swine herds across Asia and upended markets as a result.
African swine fever is not harmful to humans but highly infectious and almost 100 percent fatal in pigs. © Yeoncheon Imjin River Civic Network / AFP
For its part, Seoul claims that the blood flowing into the streams had been “dealt with properly” through the use of suction pumps and various other devices. Authorities claim the local water table and potable supply has not been tainted.
“We have built banks and other facilities so that the polluted water does not flow into the downstream region,” the ministry said, adding: “As of now, there is no blood in the stream.”
So PigBola in China. PigBola in South Korea.
Norks have PigBola too.
I’d say that is somewhat alarming imagery.
Should have put a breakfast warning on this post. Don’t look at till after breakfast.
Pigpocalypse!
At least they didn’t bury them alive.
They should open a spa for muslimes ...
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
Blood red rivers can’t be good. Dang.
Notice the difference: The humans in North Korea are starving to death, and are being killed by the hundreds of thousands. The pigs in South Korea are killed by the hundreds of thousands to try to stop a disease fatal only to pigs.
What a terrible waste of life.
I feel for the people who are doing the culling. Many of the animals killed in a cull are animals within a certain distance of the outbreak, which are not sick but have the potential to be infected.
The most likely vector for the disease is ticks, and it is also spread through contaminated food. Decontaminating the area after an outbreak is a complicated process.
should have shipped it to saudi arabia
Guarantee humans down river will be drinking that. And then what, huh?
Yep spreading.....
1. What is African swine fever?
A highly contagious viral disease which, in its most virulent form, can be
100% lethal. The virus infects pigs, warthogs, European wild boar, American
wild pigs, bush pigs, giant forest hogs and peccaries. There is no vaccine
or treatment. It is characterized by high fever, loss of appetite and hemorrhaging
on the skin and internal organs. Diarrhea, vomiting, coughing and breathing
ifficulties are other symptoms. Death comes in two to 10 days on average.
We could use that on wild hogs around here....hmmmmm.... Problem is, it would kill domestic pigs too. Maybe spread to skunks, armadillos and possums. Oh, the disaster....
It is spreading in these countries because they have live markets. You take your pig to market on the back of your motorcycle. If it does not sell you bring it home .
The problem is you also bring home diseases from other animals or pigs.
Pigs are a big part of the protein in the diet in large parts of Asia. Gonna be some hungry folks there....
This thing spreads very very easily. You don’t need to take your pig to market.
http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/african_swine_fever.pdf
Page 2 and 3
Ticks, fluids, equipment, dirt, etc.
There’s going to be shortages of heparin and other biologics and we’ll see adulterated products in the market.
“It’s in Revelations, people!”
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