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Texas Declares Feral Hogs Not Tied To Swine Flu

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May 01, 2009

Texas Declares Feral Hogs Not Tied To Swine Flu

By Dave Hurteau

From a Texas Parks and Wildlife press release:

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reminds hunters and trappers there is no indication of a human-animal disease relationship with swine flu and to continue to use common sense when handling feral hogs.

While there is no known threat of contracting swine flu from feral hogs, they do carry other
potential hazards.

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from Happy Myles wrote 3 years 3 weeks ago

Is it true that some of the symptoms of Swine Flue are sedulous grunting, desire to lie in the mud, and the smell of bacon frying brings tears to ones eyes?

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from Clay Cooper wrote 3 years 3 weeks ago

NO JOKE!

Sure is convenient how this all started in Mexico and besides what better way to start an epidemic!

Go figure!!

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from Jim in Mo wrote 3 years 3 weeks ago

A vacation for the infected to Afganistan would be nice for them.

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from Clay Cooper wrote 3 years 3 weeks ago

Did some researching myself

March 30th, Veratect detected something wrong

April 6th, Veratect Alerted the CDC and World Health Organization

April 16th, Veratect Issues the second alert

April 20th, Veratect calls the CDC

So the question is when Veratect issued the alerts to the CDC and WHO, who was asleep at the switch?

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 3 years 3 weeks ago

That is probably nice to send out considering that Texas is number one on the ranking of most hogs and we are right behind them... but yeh, there are other things to worry about with wild hogs, like their tusks and their bad temper. O, and not to mention, they might have a disease or two. Im just kidding, every hog that I have had has been fine and tastes o so good.

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from Happy Myles wrote 3 years 3 weeks ago

Is it true that some of the symptoms of Swine Flue are sedulous grunting, desire to lie in the mud, and the smell of bacon frying brings tears to ones eyes?

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from Clay Cooper wrote 3 years 3 weeks ago

NO JOKE!

Sure is convenient how this all started in Mexico and besides what better way to start an epidemic!

Go figure!!

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from Jim in Mo wrote 3 years 3 weeks ago

A vacation for the infected to Afganistan would be nice for them.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from Clay Cooper wrote 3 years 3 weeks ago

Did some researching myself

March 30th, Veratect detected something wrong

April 6th, Veratect Alerted the CDC and World Health Organization

April 16th, Veratect Issues the second alert

April 20th, Veratect calls the CDC

So the question is when Veratect issued the alerts to the CDC and WHO, who was asleep at the switch?

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 3 years 3 weeks ago

That is probably nice to send out considering that Texas is number one on the ranking of most hogs and we are right behind them... but yeh, there are other things to worry about with wild hogs, like their tusks and their bad temper. O, and not to mention, they might have a disease or two. Im just kidding, every hog that I have had has been fine and tastes o so good.

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