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NWD councillors suspect Govt sabotage over FMD

(Mmegi Online) MAUN: North West District councillors have expressed suspicions that there seem to be a hidden agenda on the part of the government to let Ngamiland become a permanent Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) red zone so that it can eventually turn it into a wildlife region for purposes of tourism like the Chobe Read More »

June 7, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Virus-Hunting In Africa

(Wall Street Journal) Global health is big business nowadays. The sums can be enormous, but the health problems in the developing world are even larger, often seeming intractable. Health care everywhere involves stark economic and political choices, but in the developing world these may involve such basic questions as whether to build a hospital or Read More »

June 6, 2012
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Villagers declare war on anthrax

(NewsDay) Tsholotsho villagers have reportedly started mobilising resources to acquire preventative vaccines for anthrax. Tsholotsho senator Believe Gaule (MDC-T) said villagers and officials from the Veterinary Services Department were working closely to ensure the disease was checked.

June 5, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Foot and mouth disease in cattle sparks demand for camel meat

(DigitalJournal.com) Cairo – Demand for camel meat is growing in Egypt as a strain of SAT2 foot and mouth disease sweeping across the nation has decimated cattle production and left the populace fearful of consuming beef. According to the Cattle Site, government officials suspect that smuggled shipments of infected sheep and cattle from Libya caused Read More »

June 5, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Middle East, and Agriculture
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WHO hopes for meeting on dual-use research in late fall

(CIDRAP News) The World Health Organization (WHO) hopes to hold a meeting late this fall to discuss “dual-use” research issues raised in the controversy over publication of two studies involving lab-modified H5N1 viruses with increased transmissibility, a WHO official said today. “We hope to hold a second meeting to discuss the broader concerns related to Read More »