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Domestic Beef Likely Source of Canada’s E. coli Outbreak

(Food Safety News) Beef from Australia and New Zealand that went into those Canadian hamburgers that were laced with enough E. coli O157:H7 to sicken five people in two provinces were not the source of the bacteria. And spices that went into the burgers also have been ruled out. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Read More »

December 24, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Domestic Beef Likely Source of Canada’s E. coli Outbreak

Beef from Australia and New Zealand that went into those Canadian hamburgers that were laced with enough E. coli O157:H7 to sicken five people in two provinces were not the source of the bacteria. And spices that went into the burgers also have been ruled out. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) trace back investigation Read More »

December 22, 2012
| Filed under Agriculture
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New Lethal Bird Flu Strain Emerges in Indonesian Ducks

(Environment News Service) Indonesia has identified the bird flu virus that has killed hundreds of thousands of ducks over the past few weeks as a virulent type which is new to the country. More than 300,000 ducks in several provinces on the island of Java have died since November, a poultry breeders’ association reported to Read More »

December 21, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Agents & Toxins, Agriculture, International, and Public Health
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Pigs in southern China infected with avian flu

(EurekAlert) Researchers report for the first time the seroprevalence of three strains of avian influenza viruses in pigs in southern China, but not the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Their research, published online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, has implications for efforts to protect the public health from pandemics.

December 20, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Agents & Toxins, Agriculture, and International
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Experts to Vet Proposed U.S. Rules on Bird Flu Studies

(Global Security Newswire) An Obama administration proposal to conduct special evaluations of federal grant requests for weapon-sensitive avian influenza research is set to go under the microscope this week at a gathering of public health officials and experts from around the world. The two-day event — scheduled to begin on Monday at the main campus Read More »