The ‘other’ pandemic: How swine fever ravaged Mizoram’s pork industry

For 34-year-old Zorinpuia, a pig farm was the hope of a new beginning. After much struggle, he completed his MSc in Medical Biochemistry from the Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, but couldn’t find a job in the state government. And when he applied for posts in other states, he was rejected, as they preferred ‘locals’.