According to a study, an emerging <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/coronavirus-india-reports-60k-new-cases-active-cases-fall-below-800000-335948">coronavirus</a> strain in swine has the potential to jump species and infect humans.

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The study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(PNAS) found that swine acute diarrhoea syndrome(SADS-CoV) caused diarrhoea and vomiting and it had a devastating effect on baby pigs as it killed 90 per cent of the piglets under five days.

The virus which belongs to the SARS-CoV-2 family has also reportedly emerged from bats, just like COVID-19.

The scientists said the likely way it could spread to humans would be through pig farms where workers remained in close contact with swine with China being world’s largest pork producer in the world followed by the European Union and the United States. Germany is Europe's largest producer of pork, slaughtering more than 55 million pigs in 2019, according to government statistics.&nbsp;

The scientists recommended that the Chinese swine industry should be kept under surveillance to monitor the possible spread of SADS-CoV.

The experts said the virus causes gastrointestinal issues in pigs but it could produce "respiratory" issues in humans like COVID-19.

Germany had recently reported new cases of African swine fever among wild boars and domestic pigs but was not harmful to humans. China had banned the import of pork products from Germany after it confirmed its first case of African swine fever.

Chinese authorities have been looking to prevent African swine fever with a vaccine under trial. An outbreak of the disease in China last year had seen millions of pigs being slaughtered to prevent an epidemic.&nbsp;

According to a study, an emerging coronavirus strain in swine has the potential to jump species and infect humans. Also Read: Coronavirus cases cross 8 million in United States The study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(PNAS) found that swine acute diarrhoea syndrome(SADS-CoV) caused diarrhoea and vomiting and it had a devastating effect on baby pigs as it killed 90 per cent of the piglets under five days.

According to a study, an emerging coronavirus strain in swine has the potential to jump species and infect humans. Also Read: Coronavirus cases cross 8 million in United States The study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(PNAS) found that swine acute diarrhoea syndrome(SADS-CoV) caused diarrhoea and vomiting and it had a devastating effect on baby pigs as it killed 90 per cent of the piglets under five days. The virus which belongs to the SARS-CoV-2 family has also reportedly emerged from bats, just like COVID-19. The scientists said the likely way it could spread to humans would be through pig farms where workers remained in close contact with swine with China being world’s largest pork producer in the world followed by the European Union and the United States. Germany is Europe's largest producer of pork, slaughtering more than 55 million pigs in 2019, according to government statistics. The scientists recommended that the Chinese swine industry should be kept under surveillance to monitor the possible spread of SADS-CoV. The experts said the virus causes gastrointestinal issues in pigs but it could produce "respiratory" issues in humans like COVID-19. Germany had recently reported new cases of African swine fever among wild boars and domestic pigs but was not harmful to humans. China had banned the import of pork products from Germany after it confirmed its first case of African swine fever. Chinese authorities have been looking to prevent African swine fever with a vaccine under trial. An outbreak of the disease in China last year had seen millions of pigs being slaughtered to prevent an epidemic.

SADS-CoV: Swine coronavirus could jump to humans, finds study

To avoid bringing swine fever into the country and affect the flourishing pork industry, Germany is taking a host of measures that include using drones, sniffer dogs and electrified fences.&nbsp;

The swine fever is not considered harmful to human health but can cause deadly bleeding in domestic pigs and boars.&nbsp;

Nearly 50 per cent of Germany's pork production which is five million tonnes goes to foreign markets, which makes it Europe's biggest exporter of the meat.&nbsp;

Even a single case of swine fever could wreak havoc and cause losses worth billions of euros.&nbsp;

"The probability that countries like China impose a total import ban is very high," said Sarah Dhem, a representative of Germany's meat products association.

Dhem also gave an example of last year when a few cases detected in Belgium led to a total Chinese import ban.&nbsp;

The farmers started becoming tensed when swine fever was detected at a pig farm in western Poland in November.&nbsp;

Drones and sniffer dogs

Alarms were raised when a boar caught fever near the town of Nowogrod Bobrzanski, just 40 kilometres from the German border.&nbsp;

In Saarland, close to French border, packs of sniffer dogs are being placed to find dead pigs in order to quickly remove any potential carriers of the virus.

In Saxony, which neighbours Poland, vets and emergency workers are conducting drills in case of an outbreak. They are also using drones and infrared cameras to find sick boars.&nbsp;

Electrified fences extending to 50 kms are being prepared in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, to stop boars entering the German side of the border with Poland.&nbsp;

As a precautionary step, Denmark is also putting up a fence along its own 70-kilometre border with Germany.&nbsp;

The irony, however, is the cases of swine fever in China has benefitted the German pork industry and caused import prices to jump up. 
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To avoid bringing swine fever into the country and affect the flourishing pork industry, Germany is taking a host of measures that include using drones, sniffer dogs and electrified fences.

To avoid bringing swine fever into the country and affect the flourishing pork industry, Germany is taking a host of measures that include using drones, sniffer dogs and electrified fences. The swine fever is not considered harmful to human health but can cause deadly bleeding in domestic pigs and boars. Nearly 50 per cent of Germany's pork production which is five million tonnes goes to foreign markets, which makes it Europe's biggest exporter of the meat. Even a single case of swine fever could wreak havoc and cause losses worth billions of euros. "The probability that countries like China impose a total import ban is very high," said Sarah Dhem, a representative of Germany's meat products association. Dhem also gave an example of last year when a few cases detected in Belgium led to a total Chinese import ban. The farmers started becoming tensed when swine fever was detected at a pig farm in western Poland in November. Drones and sniffer dogs Alarms were raised when a boar caught fever near the town of Nowogrod Bobrzanski, just 40 kilometres from the German border. In Saarland, close to French border, packs of sniffer dogs are being placed to find dead pigs in order to quickly remove any potential carriers of the virus. In Saxony, which neighbours Poland, vets and emergency workers are conducting drills in case of an outbreak. They are also using drones and infrared cameras to find sick boars. Electrified fences extending to 50 kms are being prepared in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, to stop boars entering the German side of the border with Poland. As a precautionary step, Denmark is also putting up a fence along its own 70-kilometre border with Germany. The irony, however, is the cases of swine fever in China has benefitted the German pork industry and caused import prices to jump up.

Drones, sniffer dogs, electrified fences: How Germany is preparing to avoid swine fever

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Drones, sniffer dogs, electrified fences: How Germany is preparing to avoid swine fever