July 9, 2009
Myanmar rules out AH1N1 flu as cause of pig deaths
The Myanmar health authorities have confirmed that the recent death of nine pigs in a pig farm in a Yangon's suburban township was due to food poison and not AH1N1 flu, according to local reports on Wednesday (July 8).
According to examination of the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, the nine pigs bred in the South Okkalapa township died of the food poison on June 28 for being fed with littered rotten food.
The nine pigs out of 23 died on the spot, while three others were rescued after the case was reported to the authorities.
There has been so far no case of AH1N1-infected to pigs in Myanmar.
