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FMD control measures hit Maun again

(Mmegi Online) MAUN: The ban on the movement of cattle and other livestock and their meat products in and out of Ngamiland for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) control will still stand until further notice, the chairman of the North West District Council, Lathang Molonda, has said. Delivering a speech to the full council session Read More »

July 2, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Countermeasures
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More than 100 nations support new strategy on livestock disease FAO/OIE Global Strategy to control Foot-and-Mouth Disease benefits farmers and consumers

Bangkok – Farmers and consumers stand to benefit from a new global strategy to control the spread of a deadly livestock disease that was endorsed today by representatives from more than 100 countries and international donors at a conference in Bangkok organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Read More »

July 2, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Agriculture, and Countermeasures
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Rwanda: Country Safe Despite Outbreak of Animal Diseases in the Region

(AllAfrica.com) Despite the outbreak of cattle diseases in the region, the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) says there is no need to worry that it should affect the country, thanks to a rapid alert system in place. According to RAB, the East African region is in the grip of cattle diseases where in Uganda, districts of Read More »

July 2, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Public Health
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It’s time to get serious about chemical and biological preparedness

(Government Security News) In Washington, attention has shifted from the daily grind towards a hyper-partisan presidential campaign. Battle lines are sharply cast between Republican challenger, Governor Mitt Romney, and the incumbent, President Barack Obama. While all eyes are on the economy, national security challenges abound. Obama’s killing of Bin Laden and targeting terrorists with Predator Read More »

June 29, 2012
| Filed under Africa, North America, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Ebola and Marburg Hemorrhagic Fevers: Neglected Tropical Diseases?

(PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases) Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) and Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) are rare viral diseases, endemic to central Africa. The overall burden of EHF and MHF is small in comparison to the more common protozoan, helminth, and bacterial diseases typically referred to as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). However, EHF and MHF outbreaks typically Read More »