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Published on Thursday, Nov 05, 2009
Associated Press
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for swine flu, marking the first time the virus has been found in such hogs.
The USDA said it discovered four tissue samples that tested positive for the virus using its swine surveillance program.
The sample was collected in late October, and the USDA said the pigs as well as the people caring for the animals have recovered.
Last month, tests confirmed that several show pigs at the Minnesota State Fair contracted swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus.
The USDA declined to say where in Indiana the pigs were sickened. USDA officials have said repeatedly that instances of pigs with swine flu do not threaten consumers of pork products.
Still, word of a commercial herd contracting the virus is bad news for the pork industry, which has struggled with poor prices blamed on swine flu fears and the global recession.
Agriculture experts expected that swine flu would eventually show up in domestic swine and a vaccine for hogs is being developed but is not yet available.
Also Wednesday, veterinary and federal officials said a 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu in what is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline in the United States.
The domestic shorthaired cat was treated last week at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames and has recovered, officials said.
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