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ANGELES CITY — The chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said yesterday the fatal disease which has killed piglets in Bulacan could have found its way to Batangas.


Dr. Divino Catbagan, BAI director, told The STAR that the Philippine College of Swine Practitioners (PCSP) is now examining the case of a farm in Sto. Rosario, Batangas for the development of an experimental vaccine against the disease, which was first reported to have killed scores of piglets in several towns in Bulacan earlier this year.


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This, amid the possibility that viruses causing them could have mutated into yet unknown strains. 


Government veterinarians said partial quarantine has been enforced in five Bulacan towns where a significant number of piglets have died this year.


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"The samples included not only blood but also fecal matter through ‘cloacal swabbing’ and I am happy to report that all the samples yielded negative results," BAI director Dr. Divino Catbagan told The STAR yesterday.


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Disease killing Bulacan piglets could have spread to Batangas

By Ding Cervantes | August 5, 2006 - 12:00am

ANGELES CITY — The chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said yesterday the fatal disease which has killed piglets in Bulacan could have found its way to Batangas. Dr. Divino Catbagan, BAI director,...

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Piglet deaths in Bulacan still baffle veterinarians

By Ding Cervantes | July 1, 2006 - 12:00am

ANGELES CITY — Veterinary experts seem to be back to square one despite the discovery of at least four diseases killing piglets in Bulacan. This, amid the possibility that viruses causing them could have mutated...

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RP still bird flu-free, says BAI

By Ding Cervantes | November 29, 2005 - 12:00am

ANGELES CITY — After examining at least 3,000 blood samples and other specimens from domestic fowl and migratory birds in various "critical areas" nationwide, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) declared...

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BAI head worried about smuggling of exotic birds

By Ding Cervantes | October 26, 2005 - 12:00am

ANGELES CITY — The head of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has expressed concern over reports of smuggling of exotic birds, which are potential carriers of the fatal avian flu virus, particularly at the...

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