‘Relatively low’ threat at Pa. Farm Show after pig stricken with disease in Lancaster
‘Relatively low’ threat at Pa. Farm Show after pig stricken with disease in Lancaster
The Lancaster County sow was stricken with Strep zoo, a bacterial infection that affects the respiratory system.
A disease contracted by a female pig at a Lancaster County stable is communicable to humans but presents a “relatively low” threat, according to PennLive and LNP.
The sow — stricken with Strep zoo, a bacterial infection that affects the respiratory system, according to PetAirapy — was put down on Dec. 16. Its home, New Holland Sales Stable, is currently under quarantine.
Department of Agriculture veterinarian Kevin Brightbill wrote a letter Friday warning Pennsylvania Farm Show exhibitors about what had happened and that an investigation had been launched.
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