Russia suspends U.S. pig imports over virus fears
date:May 30, 2014
ion in the United States.

A farm in the state of Indiana became the first to confirm publicly it suffered a second PEDv outbreak, fuelling concerns the disease that has wiped out 10 percent of the U.S. hog population would be harder to contain than had been expected.

The Russian agency said it was halting imports with the aim of preventing the disease from being brought into Russia. Russia normally receives substantial supplies of live pigs from the United States, according to the agency.

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