Afghanistan quarantines its only pig
Afghanistan — which surely needs no more frightening concerns — has amply protected itself from swine flu, ahem, the AH1N1 contagion, by putting the country’s only pig in solitary confinement. The farm animal lives in the Kabul Zoo. That’s that, then. And for more on flu hysteria, see Josh’s list here. Photo: Flickr user ...
Afghanistan — which surely needs no more frightening concerns — has amply protected itself from swine flu, ahem, the AH1N1 contagion, by putting the country’s only pig in solitary confinement. The farm animal lives in the Kabul Zoo.
That’s that, then. And for more on flu hysteria, see Josh’s list here.
Photo: Flickr user be_khe
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