This Little Piggy Has Blue Ears

Blue-ear disease, also known as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, is spreading through the Chinese pig population, depleting stocks and causing concern that Chinese officials are down-playing the severity of the virus, says the New York Times. The number of pigs affected is not known but the disease is spreading toward China's largest pork production center, leading pig farmers to panic and sell their pigs, even if sick. The United Nations is asking Chinese officials to share its research and tissue samples as this disease is not usually deadly.