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| − | + | '''African swine fever''' is a highly infectious and contagious disease, not harmful to humans but deadly to [[pigs]], that's has seen some huge epidemics since the early 2000s. A huge outbreak in mainland [[China]] resulted in more than a quarter of the world's pigs, 100 million, either dying from the disease or being culled since August 2018.<ref>https://www.scmp.com/topics/african-swine-fever</ref> <ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-09-18/one-quarter-of-worlds-pigs-killed-by-swine-fever/11524134</ref> | |
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| + | In 1971, an outbreak of the disease occurred in Cuba, resulting in the slaughter of 500,000 pigs to prevent a nationwide animal epidemic. The outbreak was labeled the "most alarming event" of 1971 by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization. | ||
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| + | Six years after the event, the newspaper ''Newsday'' claimed that anti-Castro [[sabotage|saboteurs]], with at least the tacit backing of U.S. [[Central Intelligence Agency]] officials, allegedly introduced African swine fever virus into [[Cuba]] six weeks before the outbreak in 1971, to destabilize the Cuban economy. The virus was allegedly delivered to the operatives from an army base in the [[Panama Canal Zone]] by an unnamed U.S. intelligence source.<ref>http://www.maebrussell.com/Health/CIA%20Pig%20Virus.html</ref><ref>http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinnseven20.html</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2007, the virus spread to [[Georgia]] and into [[Russia]] and [[Eastern Europe]]. It is now endemic in regions of the Russian Federation, where domestic pigs and wild boar populations are widely affected.<ref>https://graphics.reuters.com/CHINA-SWINEFEVER-FARMERS/010090DR0KM/index.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Drones== | ||
| + | In [[2019]], the [[South China Morning Post]] reported that [[Chinese gangs]] are using [[drones]] to spread African swine fever in pig populations, infecting and subsequently killing several herds, and furthering the spread of this pathogen across Asia. The article quotes a local farm manager: | ||
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| + | :"One of our branches once spotted drones air dropping unknown objects into our piggery, and later inspection found [the] virus in those things”<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3042122/chinese-criminal-gangs-spreading-african-swine-fever-force</ref> | ||
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African swine fever is a highly infectious and contagious disease, not harmful to humans but deadly to pigs, that's has seen some huge epidemics since the early 2000s. A huge outbreak in mainland China resulted in more than a quarter of the world's pigs, 100 million, either dying from the disease or being culled since August 2018.[1] [2]
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Cuba
In 1971, an outbreak of the disease occurred in Cuba, resulting in the slaughter of 500,000 pigs to prevent a nationwide animal epidemic. The outbreak was labeled the "most alarming event" of 1971 by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization.
Six years after the event, the newspaper Newsday claimed that anti-Castro saboteurs, with at least the tacit backing of U.S. Central Intelligence Agency officials, allegedly introduced African swine fever virus into Cuba six weeks before the outbreak in 1971, to destabilize the Cuban economy. The virus was allegedly delivered to the operatives from an army base in the Panama Canal Zone by an unnamed U.S. intelligence source.[3][4]
Russia
In 2007, the virus spread to Georgia and into Russia and Eastern Europe. It is now endemic in regions of the Russian Federation, where domestic pigs and wild boar populations are widely affected.[5]
Drones
In 2019, the South China Morning Post reported that Chinese gangs are using drones to spread African swine fever in pig populations, infecting and subsequently killing several herds, and furthering the spread of this pathogen across Asia. The article quotes a local farm manager:
- "One of our branches once spotted drones air dropping unknown objects into our piggery, and later inspection found [the] virus in those things”[6]
References
- ↑ https://www.scmp.com/topics/african-swine-fever
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-09-18/one-quarter-of-worlds-pigs-killed-by-swine-fever/11524134
- ↑ http://www.maebrussell.com/Health/CIA%20Pig%20Virus.html
- ↑ http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinnseven20.html
- ↑ https://graphics.reuters.com/CHINA-SWINEFEVER-FARMERS/010090DR0KM/index.html
- ↑ https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3042122/chinese-criminal-gangs-spreading-african-swine-fever-force
