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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pig-blood-why-and-when-was-it-banned-in-singapore-14875344 Pig blood: Why and when was it banned in Singapore? SINGAPORE: You might have eaten it in Taiwan’s night markets, as blood sausages in the United Kingdom or even remember having it here in your pig's organ soup as a child - but this is not food for the faint-hearted. Needed a break from Covid topics. Think old folks will have ate this during good old days

Something is not right, Earth had been attack with all kinds of flu yearly and it comes one after another... We had the 'swine flu (from pig), then came the Sars and the 'bird flu'.... Now is the 'rat' turn ... Yahoo report : Yosemite park at heart of deadly outbreak Yosemite National Park officials are spreading the word about an outbreak of the deadly, mouse-borne hantavirus, hoping to stop it in its tracks. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say around 10,000 people who stayed in tent cabins at the California park between June and August could have contracted the disease. So far two people who camped at the park have died of the lung virus that causes flu-like symptoms, while four others were treated successfully. The CDC added that it is investigating more cases that could be linked to the outbreak. link: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/video/yosemite-pa...-132424739.html

So far any screening measures taken at both customs? I wouldn't want to be caught in a superjam where everyone needs their temperature taken at the checkpoints. Do update in this thread if they start anything. Thanks

MOH just issue orange alert for the swine flu. My company will be starting temperature screening for all staff. Is your company doing the same??

Will you still holiday around the region dispite swine flu? Places like Bangkok, Phuket, Vietnam, Bali, etc which requires travelling on planes, going to airports, and mixing with other foreign tourist. Or will you play safe and stay put in Singapore?

Hong Kong got the 1st confirm case of swine flu, which is also 1st case in Asia. How long can Singapore stay away from it.. China might be next to get it. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp.../426339/1/.html

Extracted from MSN: Top Swine Flu Myths Debunked - Separating fact from fiction. Posted by Moira Bugler at Health on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:13 AM Swine flu coverage is everywhere

Ebola virus strain found in Philippine swine http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp.../395583/1/.html A strain of the Ebola virus has been found in pigs at a farm north of the Philippine capital Manila MANILA: A strain of the Ebola virus has been found in pigs at a farm north of the Philippine capital Manila, the country's top agriculture official said Thursday. The Ebola-Reston strain, however, was believed to have affected only domestic livestock and had so far not jumped between species, said Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap. This was the first Ebola case in swine, and the government was closely working with the World Health Organisation and the World Organisation of Animal Health in carrying out further tests, Yap said. "This is the first time Ebola has been detected in pigs, but this is not a human health issue, but an animal health problem," Yap told local radio. "There is no evidence that this could jump to humans," he said, adding that Ebola-Reston was different from three other African strains that cause deadly haemorrhagic fever, which has led to hundreds of human deaths in Africa. Yap said the farm, on the main island of Luzon, was being closely monitored. Farm hands and butchers had been tested, but results have so far come back negative, he said. Other pigs on the farm were not infected, while old stocks of meat had been burned as a precaution, he said. Yap reminded the public to buy pork only from markets inspected by agricultural officials and to cook the meat thoroughly. This was not the first time that the Ebola-Reston strain was found in the Philippines, Yap said. Fifteen years ago, several Filipinos were infected by the virus that apparently jumped from local monkeys. Only one of them developed a cold, that later went away, Yap said.