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 | A pig looks out from his pigsty as he stands on his hind legs at a small private pig farm in Lang Fang, outside of Beijing in the Hebei district Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005. Authorities in China's capital have confiscated thousands of tons of pork from areas infected by a pig disease, a state-run newspaper said Wednesday. Some 37 farmers, all who butchered or handled sick swine in southwestern Sichuan province, have died in an outbreak blamed on streptococcus suis, a pig-borne bacteria. click to open  |  | A pig lies on his side as its care taker looks on from outside of the pigsty in Lang Fang, outside of Beijing in the Hebei district Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005. Authorities in China's capital have confiscated thousands of tons of pork from areas infected by a pig disease, a state-run newspaper said Wednesday. Some 37 farmers, all who butchered or handled sick swine in southwestern Sichuan province, have died in an outbreak blamed on streptococcus suis, a pig-borne bacteria. click to open |  | Pigs sniff for food in heir pigsty as one of their care takers claims the animals have been vaccinated and are healthy at this small pig farm in Lang Fang, outside of Beijing in the Hebei district Wednesday Aug. 3, 2005. Authorities in China's capital have confiscated thousands of tons of pork from areas infected by a pig disease, a state-run newspaper said Wednesday. Some 37 farmers, all who butchered or handled sick swine in southwestern Sichuan province, have died in an outbreak blamed on streptococcus suis, a pig-borne bacteria. click to open |
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