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Foot-and-Mouth Hits Tibet, Bird Flu Still Spreading

(TheEpochTimes) Tibet is the latest province in China to be struck by concentrated outbreaks of type A foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in pigs and cattle. In the past three months, the virus was reported in Guangdong Province, with nearly 1,000 pigs slaughtered in late February, followed by Qinghai and Xinjiang provinces, where cows were culled.

Scores of cattle culled in Tibet due to foot and mouth disease outbreak

(TheGlobalDispatch) The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Tibetan village of Shigatse, which has affected dozens of cattle. According to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) yesterday, there were 32 cases of foot and mouth disease, and in total, 156 cattle, sheep and goats were  Read More »

Combating H7N9: Using Lessons Learned from recent studies on H5N1

(ScienceDaily) The recent human cases of H7N9 avian influenza demonstrate the importance of adopting the lessons learned from H5N1 avian influenza. Studies on this disease recently completed by researchers from the Asia Partnership on Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (APEIR) developed a series of messages for policy makers that are highly relevant to the current outbreak.

Bangladesh reports human H5N1 avian influenza death

(TheGlobalDispatch) According to Bangladeshi health authorities, the victim was a 1 year 11 months old male child from Chauddogram, Comilla. He was admitted to Comilla Medical College Hospital, later transferred to Dhaka Shishu Hospital and then to a private clinic. He died on 18th February, 2013. This is the first death case of H5N1 in  Read More »

Foot-and-mouth disease case confirmed in Tibet

(GlobalTimes) China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Monday said that foot-and-mouth disease infections have been confirmed in cattle in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. On April 12, a village in Xigaze City in Xigaze Prefecture reported that 32 head of cattle showed suspected signs of the disease, according to the MOA. The National Foot-and-Mouth Disease  Read More »