Haiti sees first African swine fever outbreak in 37 years

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A pig pokes its nose through a fence in Harrisburg, Pa., in this January 2013 file photo. (The Patriot-News/Joe Hermitt)
A pig pokes its nose through a fence in Harrisburg, Pa., in this January 2013 file photo. (The Patriot-News/Joe Hermitt)

CTV NEWS – CHICAGO – Haiti has its first outbreak of the fatal pig virus African swine fever in 37 years, the World Organization for Animal Health said, fueling concerns about the disease’s spread in the Americas.

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The organization, known as the OIE, said in a report on Monday that one backyard farm in Anse-à-Pitre, near Haiti’s border with the Dominican Republic, suffered an outbreak that began on Aug. 26.

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