34 Deaths Linked to Pig-Borne Disease
From Times Wire Reports
Officials have reported 174 confirmed and suspected cases of a pig-borne disease blamed on the bacteria Streptococcus suis in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, the official New China News Agency reported. Thirty-four farmers have died since June.
One illness was also reported in a slaughterhouse worker in the southern province of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong, a hospital official said. Two cases were reported in Hong Kong last week.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
