Photographer based in Cairo, Egypt >> Shawn Baldwin

Zabaleen, Egypt

A sign warned of the dangers of the new H1N1 flu virus, commonly known as swine flu, at a school in Cairo. Egypt decided to kill all its pigs, about 300,000, although there have been no cases of swine flu in Egypt. International agencies quickly criticized the authorities, saying that pigs were not spreading the illness. May 2009.
A sign warned of the dangers of the new H1N1 flu virus, commonly known as swine flu, at a school in Cairo. Egypt decided to kill all its pigs, about 300,000, although there have been no cases of swine flu in Egypt. International agencies quickly criticized the authorities, saying that pigs were not spreading the illness. May 2009.