中国河南省洛陽市市郊有大量豬隻死亡

Yesterday the Yomiuri News on-line reported the following:

中国河南省で原因不明の豚の大量死発生…犬も

【北京＝竹内誠一郎】中国河南省のニュースサイト「中原網」などは１７日、同省洛陽市郊外の村で１５日に原因不明の豚の大量死が発生したと伝えた。

　村民の間に鳥インフルエンザ（Ｈ７Ｎ９型）の影響を疑う声もあったが、地元政府は調査の結果、無関係と判断しているという。

　村内の養豚場で死んだ豚は４１０頭。また、村内の各所で犬１２２匹が死んでいるのも見つかった。洛陽市政府によると、動物間の疫病である可能性は低い。

　村内では、地元の化学工場からの排水や排ガスを原因とみる指摘もあるが、大気や水質に著しい汚染はみられないという。

（2013年4月17日19時37分 読売新聞）

(試譯文)

   On the 17^th the "Zhongyuan Network" news web site in China’s Henan Province said that an extensive death of pigs due to unknown reason had occurred in the villages at the suburb of the Luoyang city on the 15^th.

    Although there were voices among the village people suspecting the influence of the bird flu (H7N9 type), the result of investigation by the local government said that it was unrelated.

   There were 410 pigs died in the pig farms in the villages. Moreover, it was also found that 122 dogs had died in different locations in the villages. According to the Luoyang government, the possibility of having an epidemic among the animals was low.

   Although in the villages there were also indications that the drainage and the exhaust gas from the local chemical factory could be a cause, it was said that a major pollution to the atmosphere or to the water quality was not seen.

If it is not due to the pollution, then why the pigs and dogs died suddenly, interesting.