Prices of pork, China's favorite meat, have been driven up in part by an outbreak of blue ear pig disease, which sometimes kills pigs and causes sows to miscarry. BEIJING (Dow Jones)--China has increased pork imports this year due to a domestic hog shortage, an official with the economic planning agency said Tuesday. BEIJING (AP)--China's pork prices, which have helped push inflation to a 10-year high, won't come down significantly until the second quarter of next year, an official said...

Her job included coordinating approximately 50 people in the place of distribution while receiving an ongoing series of escalating scenarios from Misselwitz, county health administrator, who was located in the basement of the building. We were told about a large-scale poultry outbreak in Asia that has spread around the world. That s why we are practicing today in preparing for dealing with the first responders initially so they can be ready to help with the general population, Petrola...

Salmonella exposure felled 5 at poultry vaccine plant Friday, August 31, 2007 WINSLOW (AP) - At least five workers at a poultry vaccination plant fell ill from salmonella exposure late last year, underscoring risks associated with the manufacture of veterinary products, the national Centers of Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Salmonella exposure felled 5 at poultry vaccine plant Friday, August 31, 2007 WINSLOW (AP) - At least five workers at a poultry vaccination plant...

Chong also warned that there could be a shortage of chickens in the market as chicken farmers had cut down on production to reduce their losses. Nation Monday September 10, 2007 Dealers say difficult to sell chicken at ceiling price. Appealing to the ministry to reconsider the ceiling price, Chong said it had remained unchanged for the past 10 years. IPOH: The Perak Poultry Dealers Association is insisting on selling chickens during the upcoming festive season at RM6 per kg in defiance of...

Last month, more than 160,000 ducks were slaughtered at another Bavarian poultry farm following an outbreak of the disease. The disease is hard for humans to catch, but experts fear it could mutate into a form that spreads easily between people, potentially sparking a global pandemic. It was not immediately clear how the virus might have gotten there. Officials have said that contaminated straw was the likely source in that case. The two businesses affected Friday are subsidiaries of that...