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Foot and Mouth Disease Reported Again in Taiwan

(The Pig Site) Laboratory tests carried out in the Animal Health Research Institute have tested positive for FMD. The results impact on a herd of 181 pigs in the Dongshih Township or Yun-Lin on the west of the island. Of the 181 pigs in the herd, 83 were found to be FMD-positive with a morbidity Read More »

December 4, 2012
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2500 Pigs Culled to Prevent Foot-and-Mouth Disease in China

(The Epoch Times) At least 43 pigs infected with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have died at a large pig farm near Dalian City in Liaoning Province, China. The remaining pigs on the farm in Erdao Village were slaughtered by the police on order of local authorities to prevent the spread of this highly contagious disease. “The Read More »

November 29, 2012
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OIE: Foot and Mouth Disease Reported in East China

(The Pig Site) Laboratory tests carried out at the Lanzhou Veterinary Institute have confirmed a foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the Dalian region. On November 24 a pig farm in Puwan New District in Dalian was confirmed as having FMD. Currently the source of origin of the infectionn is not known. So far Read More »

November 28, 2012
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WHO Widens Biosurveillance Advisory for Novel Coronavirus

(Global Biodefense) A man from Qatar has been confirmed as the latest patient sickened by a new strain of coronavirus, causing the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise the alert for increased biosurveillance of the SARS-related virus. Health officials are investigating whether the novel virus may have spread between humans after close contact in Saudi Read More »

November 27, 2012
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PhilHealth says it has enough funds to help dengue victims

(Inquirer News) The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. has assured the public that it has enough funds to help dengue victims after the number of dengue cases in the country rose by 25 percent. Doctor Eduardo Banzon, PhilHealth president and chief executive officer, said the agency provides P8,000 for each case of dengue fever or simple Read More »