Bird flu has infected pigs in Indonesia, raising fears of a wider outbreak in the world's fourth-most populous country and South-East Asia's biggest economy, the Agriculture Ministry said today.
The ministry conducted tests after scientists reported that pigs in several farms on the main island of Java were infected.
"We will continue to take some measures to prevent the avian influenza virus from spreading," Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said.
"As soon as we have enough details, we will explain it further."
So far there have been no reports of people in Indonesia being infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus.
The full story comes from the Daily Telegraph. Here is an earlier post of mine on the link between agricultural practices and bird flu transmission to pigs.
