Minister: No need to destroy pig farms
There will be no need to destroy pig farms in Penang even though the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) virus is believed to be present in the state, Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.
Tests on 181 blood samples collected from 20 pig farms, were found to be negative of the virus, he said when asked whether there was a necessity to take the same action as in 1998 when about 1,700 pigs were culled after more than 100 people died from the Nipah virus.
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