rooster59 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Thailand on Red Alert in Bid to Stop ‘Pig Ebola’ Crossing Border By Randy Thanthong-Knight and Anuchit Nguyen African swine fever reported in Hong Kong and more Vietnamese regions in MayDominic Carey Thailand, one of Asia’s top pork producers, is intensifying efforts to hold off a lethal pig virus that’s causing havoc as it spreads across the region. African swine fever -- a disease that kills nearly all the pigs it infects -- has been spreading through Asia from China and Mongolia to Vietnam and Cambodia. Millions of pigs have been culled, creating a global protein shortage and saddling farmers and food businesses with billions of dollars in costs. “We’re on red alert for the pig virus,” Anan Suwannarat, the permanent secretary in Thailand’s Agriculture Ministry, said in an interview. “We’re trying everything to prevent it from spreading to Thailand.” Full story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-17/thailand-on-red-alert-in-bid-to-stop-pig-ebola-crossing-border?srnd=markets-vp Bloomberg: 2019-05-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 I doubt Thai authorities will give us the facts , real time !!! rather blame blame blame.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowisee Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Expect an increase in usage of dog meat across Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Nowisee said: Expect an increase in usage of dog meat across Asia. I'm all for that. I can nominate a couple of hundred on my estate running wild; causing accidents; spreading diseases. In any case I thought a Thai University had perfected a cure for Ebola and lung cancer? (This latter for Chiang Mai residents.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydeco Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Looking at that map, I don't see how it is not here already. Probably just hasn't been diagnosed and reported yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 1 hour ago, zydeco said: Looking at that map, I don't see how it is not here already. Probably just hasn't been diagnosed and reported yet. The pigs may have more sense than the rest of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan seem to have managed to keep the disease at bay..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 4 hours ago, mok199 said: I doubt Thai authorities will give us the facts , real time !!! rather blame blame blame.. They probably wouldn't know if pigs die in isolated cases as it has no effect on humans apparently. "African swine fever virus is a contagious viral disease impacting only pigs, notpeople, so it is not a public health threat or food safety concern." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 2 hours ago, zydeco said: Looking at that map, I don't see how it is not here already. Probably just hasn't been diagnosed and reported yet. Possibly not but did you bother to read the llnked article? They have detected the virus in a number of cases where importation of meat was stopped at a border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Do the pigs have many expensive watches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maejo Man Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 43 minutes ago, grumbleweed said: The pigs may have more sense than the rest of us Being predominately muslim countries, I doubt that pork is on the menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyclist Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Isn't it completely harmless to humans? How about canines? Do they die from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Wicket Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 6 hours ago, zydeco said: Looking at that map, I don't see how it is not here already. Probably just hasn't been diagnosed and reported yet. Prawit already has it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 6 hours ago, zydeco said: Looking at that map, I don't see how it is not here already. Probably just hasn't been diagnosed and reported yet. Probably in your food right now, soaking in the wonderous broth, flavouring the noodles, and being BBQ'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Why, when I see "Thailand" & "Red Alert" in the same sentence do I have a "O dear" moment? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: Probably in your food right now, soaking in the wonderous broth, flavouring the noodles, and being BBQ'd Doesn't affect humans so just adds some flavor. What are they going to do with all the carcasses? Seems like a waste to throw them away. https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/african-swine-fever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: Probably in your food right now, soaking in the wonderous broth, flavouring the noodles, and being BBQ'd Ah, the cheap & tasty food so many love about Thailand ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, DrTuner said: Doesn't affect humans so just adds some flavor. What are they going to do with all the carcasses? Seems like a waste to throw them away. https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/african-swine-fever Hopefully they won't learn from the Chinese: https://www.kinderworld.org/videos/meat-industry/pigs-burned-alive-china Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 7 hours ago, zydeco said: Looking at that map, I don't see how it is not here already. Probably just hasn't been diagnosed and reported yet. Early deaths of pigs in small numbers will be quickly cut up & sold off locally, not going through the usual channels... only when the first signs of large deaths will they come clean or should I say clean-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Sticky Wicket said: Prawit already has it Excellent. As long as the virus culls the right pigs, I'd say "let it spread." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Need better border controls to stop wild pigs entering on VOA. All wild pigs must be able to show 800,000 in the bank and have full medical insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 1 hour ago, CGW said: Why, when I see "Thailand" & "Red Alert" in the same sentence do I have a "O dear" moment? ???? Not sure what you just ate causing your flatulence perhaps ? ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie49 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 I'm all for that. I can nominate a couple of hundred on my estate running wild; causing accidents; spreading diseases. In any case I thought a Thai University had perfected a cure for Ebola and lung cancer? (This latter for Chiang Mai residents.)And HIVSent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 1 hour ago, overherebc said: Need better border controls to stop wild pigs entering on VOA. All wild pigs must be able to show 800,000 in the bank and have full medical insurance. Border controls won't help as you know pigs can fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 guaranteed certainty now theyve announced that then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 12 hours ago, Nowisee said: Expect an increase in usage of dog meat across Asia. bonus!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 China is not sending us their best pigs. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtoZ Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 8 hours ago, legend49 said: Do the pigs have many expensive watches? Not sure about that, but they have full immunity. That's why nobody could identify the fever in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 If it can happen it will happen. It's already spreading in europe. The virus can live in the soil for a long time so if they bury the infected and dead pig on the farm other pigs will 'nose' it and pick up the virus. Or, if one pig dies and the farmer, to save money feeds it to his other pigs and a couple of days later sells some to another farmer etc etc Less than a week from infection to death but luckily ( so far ) it doesn't transmit to humans or any other animals. Ticks can also spread it and nature has a way to change things at very short notice. It will get here and all the best intended efforts won't stop it. Soon coming, the 1000 baht pork chop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 11 hours ago, zydeco said: Looking at that map, I don't see how it is not here already. Probably just hasn't been diagnosed and reported yet. Just Not reported you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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