UN: No evidence of avian flu in pigs
(Reuters)
Updated: 2004-02-07 15:16

A Vietnamese farmer inpects a pig on a farm 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Hanoi February 7, 2004. Two more people died in Vietnam of bird flu, taking Asia's death toll on Friday to 18, but U.N. agencies dismissed earlier reports that the virus had spread to pigs. [Reuters]

A Vietnamese worker feeds pigs at a farm 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Hanoi February 7, 2004. Two more people died in Vietnam of bird flu, taking Asia's death toll on Friday to 18, but U.N. agencies dismissed earlier reports that the virus had spread to pigs. [Reuters]

Vietnamese butchers load pigs onto a motorbike at a slaughter house in Hatay province, 18 km (11 miles) south of Hanoi, February 7, 2004. The United Nations' food body said on Friday there was no evidence of avian flu in pigs, dismissing an ealier report from U.N. representatives in Vietnam that had raised fears of an escalating crisis. [Reuters]