Swine flu infects 113 in Indiana
By The Week Staff | August 8, 2012
Raising pigs and other livestock for food creates more greenhouse gas emissions than the world's planes and cars combined. An alternative? Lab-grown meat.
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tate health officials on Wednesday confirmed that 113 Indiana residents are infected with the swine flu virus, transmitted from pigs to humans, with more cases are likely on the way. (Just 11 people were infected, as of last week.) On Monday, Indiana said it was closing the swine barn at its state fair after six pigs were found to have elevated temperatures.
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