Egypt going to kill its pigs?

Gene Expression
By Razib Khan
Apr 30, 2009 11:28 PMNov 5, 2019 9:37 AM

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UN says Egypt pig cull real mistake:

The United Nations has called Egypt's move to cull 400,000 pigs as a precaution against swine flu "a real mistake". The Egyptian government ordered the slaughter of the pigs on Wednesday, saying it could help quell any panic in the country that is largely Muslim, who view pigs as unclean. No pigs in the country have been found with the new strain of H1N1 virus of the so-called swine flu and the World Health Organisation (WHO) says the disease cannot be caught from eating pork that is properly prepared.

I just heard on NPR that urban pigs apparently process a great of the organic trash for the city of Cairo. This overreaction might have some public health ramifications down the road.

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