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AGRICULTURE & FOOD PRODUCTION
Home > Latest News > Agriculture & Food Production Defending Australian pigs from swine flu 29 May 2009 There are renewed warnings for Australian pig farmers to implement and maintain strict biosecurity measures in the wake of the spread of the new influenza A (H1N1) across the country.
“We must prevent the virus from entering Australian pigs which are, and have always been, disease free,” said CSU’s Associate Professor in Veterinary Pathobiology, Shane Raidal.
“Owners of pigs should prevent: contact between pigs and people with a fever; pigs and people who have had contact with cases of swine influenza in humans; and pigs and people who have returned from overseas, particularly the Americas, in the last seven to 10 days,” said Associate Professor in Diagnostic Pathology, John Glastonbury.
“Owners of pigs should notify a veterinarian immediately if they observe signs of respiratory disease in their pigs.”
However both CSU academics have stressed that Australian pork is still safe to eat.
As H1N1 spreads into the Australian community, CSU experts available to discuss various aspects of the infection include;
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Media Note: CSU academics Dr Heather Cavanagh, Dr John Glastonbury and Associate Professor Shane Raidal are available for interview. Contact CSU Media.
Further information about H1N1 is available at;
The Australian Government's travel advisory and consular assistance service known as Smartraveller
The World Health Organisation (WHO)
Commonwealth Health hotline 180 2007
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