Blue-ear pig disease under control: official

A disease that has killed hundreds of thousands of pigs in China is now under control, according to Jia Youling, the Ministry of Agriculture's chief veterinary officer. Jia said initial rumours that millions of pigs died from the disease were exaggerated, and that a vaccine had been developed and distributed to stricken regions, AFP reported. He said 100 million pigs had been vaccinated, while 175,000 had been culled and 68,000 have died of the disease in China so far. The disease has affected the supply of pork, a staple meat in China, contributing to rising inflation.