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DA Requests Meeting With Minister Joemat-Pettersson On Disease Outbreaks

(AllAfrica.com) The outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in May 2011 caused the export of all cloven-hoofed-animals (cattle, sheep and game) to be foreclosed by the OIE (the World Health Organisation’s division for animal health). This ban is still in place and is …

Dispelling myths regarding food and mouth disease

(Ahram Online) Over the past two weeks, an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) among livestock occurred in 25 governorates across Egypt, causing many animal deaths, especially among young animals, spurring fears that all livestock could eliminated completely.

10228 foot-and-mouth cases detected

(The Egyptian Gazette) CAIRO – The Minister of Agriculture confirmed 10228 cases of foot-and-mouth disease in five governorates, with 704 calves having died. Minister Mohamed Reda Ismail said that the calves had died in the governorates of Gharbiya, Alexandria, Daqahliya, Qaliubiya, Suez and Cairo.

Health Advocates: Science on Antibiotic Resistance Is Clear

(Food Safety News) Citing an increased incidence of foodborne illness outbreaks caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens, public health advocates are again ratcheting up pressure on Congress to limit routine, subtherapeutic antibiotic use in agriculture. At back to back briefings on Capitol Hill late last week, the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Center  Read More »

USDA Finally Ready to Adopt International BSE Standards

(Food Safety News) More than eight years ago, an adult Holstein cow on a cattle ranch near the edge of Washington state’s Yakima Valley became the first-ever diagnosed with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on U.S. soil. BSE, or Mad Cow Disease, was an international issue long before that diseased Holstein turned up. Yet, U.S. import  Read More »

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