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Lambton Farm Ontario's 13th Confirmed PED Diagnosis For 2015

A farrow-to-finish pig operation in Lambton County is the latest in the province to have a confirmed PED diagnosis.

That was confirmed July 2nd.

Ontario has averaged one new confirmed case a month since the first of April of this year.

That after 4 confirmed cases in January, 3 in February and 2 in March.

The virus traditionally eases off in the summer months.

The mortality rate in nursing piglets is as high as 100 per cent.

In growing pigs there's a much lower mortality rate.

PED is not considered to be a threat to human health or to food safety.

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Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.