China Starts Producing Pig-borne Disease Vaccine

GUANGZHOU, CHINA - JULY 29: (CHINA OUT) Screens of monitors showing the production of a pig-borne disease vaccine are seen at the monitor room of Guangdong Winsun Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd on July 29, 2005 in Guangzhou of Guangdong Province, south China. According to Xinhua News Agency, Guangdong Winsun Bio-Pharmaceutical Co is designated by the Ministry of Agriculture to produce the first batch of pig-borne disease vaccine. The production of 10 million vaccines for streptococcus swine type II, a bacteria carried by pigs, is expected to be finished on August 4 and will reach Sichuan Province one week later after being inspected by the Ministry of Agriculture. According to the Ministry of Health, the death toll in Sichuan Province's pig-borne disease has risen to 31 with 27 in critical condition. Totally 152 cases are reported in Ziyang and neighboring Neijiang Cities until noon of July 28. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)