Thai Health Ministry finds first pig with H1N1

18-12-2009 | |

The Public Health Ministry in Thailand has reported the first confirmed case of a pig being infected with the A(H1N1) virus, in Saraburi province.

Permanent secretary Paichit Varachit said one from a total of 80 pigs had tested positive for the virus. Paichit said the pig was believed to have caught the virus from a student at the pig breeding centre at Kasetsart University.

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