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Sleuthing piglet tremors

2020-01-03 19:05:00| National Hog Farmer

Atypical porcine pestivirus genome detected in newborn piglets.

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Al Jazeera: Northwest tremors no cause for concern, seismologists say

2016-01-07 16:32:26| PortlandOnline

News story posted to america.aljazeera.com January 6, 2016.

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ISU researchers discover mystery virus that causes tremors in piglets

2015-11-03 21:28:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Iowa State University A team of veterinary researchers at Iowa State University has pinpointed a virus that has caused mysterious tremors in piglets dating back decades. The virus, which comes from a family known as ‘pestiviruses,’ infects young pigs and can cause them to shake involuntarily. Afflicted piglets are sometimes referred to as “shaker pigs” or “dancing pigs,” and, in severe cases, the tremors prevent pigs from nursing and can lead to starvation. read more

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US geological agency calls for data sharing on fracking-induced tremors

2015-02-20 11:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RT: The US Geological Survey has called for more transparency and cooperation among interested stakeholders in order to monitor and mitigate the effects of fracking, a process widely blamed for the recent explosion of earthquakes in states like Oklahoma. A new USGS report, published in the journal Science, connected the increase of unnatural seismic activity in states targeted for oil and gas drilling -- including Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania -- with the injection of wastewater vital...

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