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Ankole cattle corridor faces anthrax outbreak

(Daily Monitor) The Ankole cattle corridor is on high alert following an anthrax outbreak that claimed the lives of two people in Sheema District, last week. The district health inspector, Mr Francis Mugume, said five other people were admitted to Kabwohe Health …

November 9, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Chicago CBP: Eliminating what “bugs” us

(Examiner.com) … country Some of the diseases that can be transported include the African swine fever, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, classical swine fever, exotic Newcastle disease, foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, and ticks and mites. …

November 8, 2011
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agriculture, and International
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‘Aggrieved’ Tonota farmers must wait

(Mmegi Online) Farmers from the Tonota region will enjoy a little more time with their remaining cattle herds as they await the ruling in a case in which they are suing government over the slaughter of their cattle after the outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) …

November 8, 2011
| Filed under Africa and Agriculture
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Suspected anthrax outbreak spreads to Mbarara

(New Vision) THE recent outbreak of Anthrax which killed two people and three animals in Sheema district is suspected to have spread to the neighbouring sub-county of Bubaare in Mbarara district. Fred Kafureeka, 55 and his colleague only identified as Boroba died …

November 8, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Malawi finally gets vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease

(Nyasa Times) Malawi government has finally procured viral vaccines to treat foot and mouth disease that has hit the lower shire particularly Chikhwawa district. The outbreak was reported in the area late September this year and put …