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Manila reports Ebola virus in pigs
Financial Times Limited ^
| December 11 2008 20:24
| Roel Landingin
Posted on 12/11/2008 7:36:02 PM PST by null and void
Philippine officials tucked into servings of lechon, the popular dish of roasted whole pig, in front of television cameras on Thursday to reassure the public of the safety of the national staple meat after the discovery among hogs near Manila of a strain of the Ebola virus.
Arthur Yap, agriculture secretary, and Francisco Duque, health secretary, said the Ebola Reston virus, which had never been found in pigs before, presented a low health risk for humans and was different from the deadly African variety.
The World Health Organisation was reported to be looking into whether there was any chance humans could have become infected.
The outbreak could deal a blow to Philippine plans to build a pork export industry. The government halted an inaugural shipment of frozen pork to Singapore and quarantined three swine farms.
Pork vendors in public markets in Manila sought to assure buyers that their products had passed government inspection and met safety standards.
“December is the month when we sell the most pork at relatively higher price,” said Evelyn Reyes, who operates a small pork stall in Quezon City. “I really hope the government does a good work of calming people’s fears about the Ebola virus.”
Pork accounts for more than half of the average 61g of meat consumed daily by each Filipino.
The virus was first discovered in 1989 in macaque monkeys imported from the Philippines by a laboratory in Reston, Virginia. Scientists are trying to determine how the virus spread to pigs.
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: ebola; ebolareston; ebolarestonvirus; ebolavirus; hogs; macaquemonkeys; manila; philippines; pigs; swinefarms
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uh oh...
To: Mother Abigail; RandallFlagg; Smokin' Joe
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:37:33 PM PST
by
null and void
(Hey 0bama? There will be a pop quiz every day for the next four years...miss a question, people die.)
To: MamaDearest; nw_arizona_granny
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:37:50 PM PST
by
Cindy
To: null and void
Scientists are trying to determine how the virus spread to pigs.Personally, I blame Barney Fwank.
4
posted on
12/11/2008 7:38:18 PM PST
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: null and void
presented a low health risk for humans
Yeah OK if you say so. Pass me the ribs. Sheesh.
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:38:19 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: null and void
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:40:21 PM PST
by
Cringing Negativism Network
("Free Trade" = Fire Americans. Buy another company then fire more Americans.)
To: null and void
The World Health Organisation was reported to be looking into whether there was any chance humans could have become infected. Oh, good. The World Health Organisation is on the case. I feel better already.
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:40:46 PM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(Appreciate me now and avoid the rush.)
To: null and void
Deu 14:8 Also the swine is unclean for you, because it has cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud; you shall not eat their flesh or touch their dead carcasses.
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:41:01 PM PST
by
DouglasKC
To: null and void
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:41:08 PM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(Appreciate me now and avoid the rush.)
To: Cringing Negativism Network
The outbreak could deal a blow to Philippine plans to build a pork export industry.
Lets hope so.
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:41:33 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: null and void
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:41:48 PM PST
by
al baby
(Hi mom Mr. Obama, are you aware that Sarah Palin took on her own partyÂ’s establishment in Alaska a)
To: null and void
The outbreak could deal a blow to Philippine plans to build a pork export industry. Understatement of the day...
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:41:51 PM PST
by
GOPJ
(Perverse incentives birth nasty unintended consequences.)
To: null and void
Ebola Reston does not make humans sick, but monkeys died from it in Reston VA. An entire govt facility was closed down and left to moulder after it broke out there.
Ebola Reston is also spread airborne. If it mutates to kill humans, there’s gonna be a problem.
I believe there was a book written about this.
To: null and void
Care to take a guess what the filipino muslims are saying about this?
I wonder if this might be a ploy to suck research dollars and medical aid dollars out of the UN and the USA.
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:43:09 PM PST
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: DouglasKC
That applies to those of the Jewish faith.
The only part of a pig I don't use is the squeal.
/johnny
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:45:10 PM PST
by
JRandomFreeper
(God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
To: JRandomFreeper
That applies to those of the Jewish faith. The only part of a pig I don't use is the squeal. It applies to all those who think that the Lord, our designer, knows our bodies better than we do.
To: Judith Anne
>>I believe there was a book written about this.
The Hot Zone
http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Zone-Terrifying-True-Story/dp/0385479565
The dramatic and chilling story of an Ebola virus outbreak in a surburban Washington, D.C. laboratory, with descriptions of frightening historical epidemics of rare and lethal viruses. More hair-raising than anything Hollywood could think of, because it’s all true. —This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:56:33 PM PST
by
FreedomPoster
(Obama: Carter's only chance to avoid going down in history as the worst U.S. president ever.)
To: null and void; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; Global2010; Battle Axe
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posted on
12/11/2008 8:01:31 PM PST
by
neverdem
(Xin loi min oi)
To: JRandomFreeper
If he didn’t want us to eat them, he shouldn’t have made them taste so good.
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posted on
12/11/2008 8:11:44 PM PST
by
Dr.Zoidberg
(There are 1501 days until marxist occupation ends. What are you doing to shorten the war?)
To: Dr.Zoidberg
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posted on
12/11/2008 8:12:08 PM PST
by
Dr.Zoidberg
(There are 1501 days until marxist occupation ends. What are you doing to shorten the war?)
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