From the NYT
Do you remember the weirdest reaction to the swine flu pandemic? A hint, it was not Afghanistan decision to isolate the only pig in the country that lived in the zoo. But you are hot: it was Egypt decision to kill all the pigs in the country to avoid the spread of the disease. A draconian measure of religious discriminatory nuance - pigs in the Muslim country belong to Christians - had some unintended consequences: tons of organic waste that pigs were fed of are now filling the streets.
I wonder if I am being impious...