In the past week, news surfaced that feral pigs in North Carolina have tested positive for Brucella suis, a bacteria that can be transmitted from feral pigs to humans, and from feral pigs to domestic pigs. About 9 percent of pigs in Johnson County and less than 1 percent of pigs tested at 13 other sites tested positive.
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