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New Animal Virus Takes Northern Europe by Surprise

(Wired) Scientists in northern Europe are scrambling to learn more about a new virus that causes fetal malformations and stillbirths in cattle, sheep, and goats. For now, they don’t have a clue about the virus’s origins or why it’s suddenly causing an outbreak; in order to speed up the process, they want to share the Read More »

January 25, 2012
| Filed under Europe, Agents & Toxins, Agriculture, and International
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State launches vaccination drive to eradicate livestock diseases

(Times of India) The objective is to control and ultimately eradicate brucellosis, FMD and PPR in a phased manner, the way we completely eradicated rinderpest disease five years ago,” Eknath Dawale, commissioner, State Animal Husbandry Department (SAHD), …

January 20, 2012
| Filed under South Asia and Agriculture
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After FMD, swine flu hits SA province

(Mmegi Online) This is a double blow from South Africa after the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the same province following which DVS similarly banned importation of cloven-hoofed animal products and their feed from South Africa. …

January 19, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Public Health
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S Korea to help disease-control project in Myanmar

(Xinhua) South Korea will provide 3 million US dollars for the foot and mouth disease control project under a cooperation program of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Myanmar, KOICA sources told Xinhua Thursday. …

January 19, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agriculture, and International
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USDA to Close over 250 Offices

(National Hog Farmer) Santa Catarina was recognized by USDA in late-2010 as free of foot-and-mouth disease. Obama Proposes New Export Agency – President Obama is asking Congress for the authority to create a new export agency by consolidating six agencies into one to …