June 29, 2009
AH1N1 flu hits Argentine pig farm
The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of AH1N1 flu on a pig farm near Buenos Aires.
The Argentinian veterinary authority sent an Immediate Notification dated June 25 to the OIE.
The farm is at San Andrés de Giles in Buenos Aires province. The outbreak started on June 15 on a farm with 5,586 pigs, of which 1,676 were affected.
The report stated that between 7 and 9 June 2009, two workers of the farm showed flu signs but they did not consult a doctor nor made diagnostic tests.
