—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 9, 1972
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Producers Warned
About Hog Cholera
Following confirmation this farm for 30 days and observed
week of several scattered out- closely for signs of sickness,
breaks of hog cholera in Ken- APHIS veterinarians said this is
tucky. North Carolina, and South especially true for producers
Carolina, the U.S Department of participating in swine shows at
Agriculture has warned swine State or county fairs.
producers to remain alert for The Kentucky cases were the
signs of the disease. first found in that State since
Officials of USDA’s Animal and December 10, 1969. The first
Plant Health Inspection Service outbreak in the intervening 31
(APHIS) recommended that all months was confirmed on Aug.
swine moving through areas of 21, when a case was diagnosed in
confirmed cases should go direct Breckenndge county. This was
to slaughter, or should be kept followed closely by confirmation
separate from other swine on the of a case in Hardin county on
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Aug. 23; and cases in Larue and
Monroe counties on Aug. 24. State
quarantines have been placed on
13 counties, and all livestock
markets handling swine in the
counties have been closed to help
prevent further spread of the
disease.
Regulatory officials in Indiana
and Ohio have been notified that
feeder pigs sold at markets in the
area surrounding the confirmed
cases had moved into their
states. Officials of all three states
are tracing all pigs sold at these
markets, and are watching these
animals closely for any sign of
sickness.
The cases in North and South
Carolina have been in counties
where cases were reported
earlier this year. They are
Columbus and Nash counties in
North Carolina, and Anderson
county in South Carolina.
Confirmed cases of hog cholera
have increased from one in April
to four in May, eight in June,
eight in July and to 11 so far in
August. Single cases of hog
cholera in August came from
Adams county in Nebraska, and
Lafayette Parish in Louisiana.
All infected and exposed herds
have been destroyed and their
owners paid State and Federal
indemnities, USDA said.
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