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130 Human Anthrax Cases Reported in Siberia, Russia

About 130 people have been hospitalized in an apparent anthrax outbreak in Russia’s Siberian city of Omsk, the regional Health Ministry said Tuesday.

August 6, 2010
| Filed under Asia/Pacific and Public Health
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Northern Mongolia hit by Anthrax outbreak

ULAN BATOR, July 8 (Xinhua) — Mongolian authorities on Thursday confirmed that three herders have been infected with anthrax and that containment measures are already under way. All three cases happened in the Selenge province in northern Mongolia, where authorities have taken measures to quarantine and disinfect areas surrounding the herders’ residences, the national emergency Read More »

July 12, 2010
| Filed under Asia/Pacific and Public Health
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Foot and Mouth antigen contract renewed – Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Foot and Mouth antigen contract renewedScoop.co.nz (press release)MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has extended its contract with a French manufacturer of Foot and Mouth (FMD) disease antigen and vaccine. …FMD Concerns Re-surface in JapanPork MagazineNew case of Foot and Mouth disease in JapanVetsweb (press release)all 3 news articles »

July 7, 2010
| Filed under Asia/Pacific and Countermeasures
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Risk Management in Agriculture: What Role for Governments?

(OECD) Agricultural risk management policies should focus on catastrophic risks, according to this overview. Managing normal risk should be the preserve of farmers themselves, not of government policy.

November 8, 2000
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Agriculture, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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