More than 12, 000 pigs have had to be slaughtered following the outbreak of swine fever in Britain.

BBC: EU vets ease pig ban

As well as foot-and-mouth, the institute also focuses on diseases in cattle, sheep, horses and pigs, including lumpy skin disease, rinderpest, African swine fever, swine vesicular disease and equine encephalosis.

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European veterinary experts have lifted some of the restrictions on the export of live pigs from East Anglia, despite the confirmation of a new case of swine fever in Norfolk.

BBC: EU vets ease pig ban

The European Union introduced a ban on 14 August on the export of live pigs and pig semen from England, after an outbreak of swine fever was reported in East Anglia on 8 August.

BBC: EU vets ease pig ban

Symptoms of swine flu include fever, lethargy, lack of appetite, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, the CDC said.

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Symptoms of swine flu in humans are expected to resemble regular human seasonal influenza symptoms, including fever, lethargy, lack of appetite, and coughing, the CDC said.

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Scientists say symptoms of swine flu in humans appear to be similar to those produced by standard, seasonal flu - fever, cough, sore throat, body aches and chills.

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