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New technology developed to test pig disease
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-08-28 10:31 Chinese scientists have developed a new technology
to test the pig-borne disease caused by swine Streptococcus suis more
effectively.
The new technology will take only one hour and a half to spot swine
Streptococcus suis bacteria, while the traditional method takes three to seven
days.
The technology was developed by experts with the Beijing Quality Supervision,
Inspection and Quarantine Department and the China Veterinary Products
Supervision Institute.
It passed appraisal by an expert team from the State Administration of
Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on Friday.
The pig-borne disease, caused by swine Streptococcus suis bacteria, hit
southwest China's Sichuan this July, leaving about 40 people dead.
Streptococcus suis is usually transmitted through contact with raw pork or
sick swine. Symptoms include high fever, nausea and vomiting, followed by
meningitis, hemorrhaging under the skin, toxic shock and sometimes coma.
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