Critics question self inspection of pigs in disease drive
Kenny Brinker, a Missouri hog farmer, leads daily checks on a 5000+ pig barn to spot swine flu as critics warn that voluntary industry self surveillance may delay a public health response. Industry leaders say current measures suffice amid rising US and Canadian concerns and falling hog prices.
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Kenny Brinker
U.S
Missouri
Brinker
U.n.’S Food and Agriculture Organization
United States
Mexico
Michael Greger
The
Human Society of the
Smithfield Farms Inc
Tyson Foods Inc
California
National Academy of Sciences
Triangle of Doom
Georges Benjamin
American Public Health Association
Benjamin
Greger
Smithfield
Keira Ullrich
Tyson
Gary Mickelson
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Kansas reports another swine flu case in Wyandotte County
Kansas health officials report a child in Wyandotte County has swine flu, potentially bringing the state total to six. The CDC must confirm the case. one Johnson County case remains pending. The state has stockpiled Tamiflu and Relenza and continues CDC testing for confirmation.
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Kansas
State
Topeka
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Wyandotte County
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Johnson County
Mexico
State Health Department
Jason Eberhart- Phillips
Dickinson County
CDC
Kansas Health Department
Texas
Kansas City
Sedgwick County
Wichita
Health Department
Maggie Thompson
Mexico City Returns to Bustle as Swine Flu Eases
Traffic and cafes resume in Mexico City as five day swine flu shutdown ends. President Calderon says normal life is near, universities and schools reopen with hygiene guarantees. Health officials warn the outbreak remains active and a global pandemic risk persists while cases decline.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Puebla
Felipe Calderon
Calderon
Jose Cordova
Texas
Cordova
Marec-Alain Widdowson
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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