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Dispelling myths regarding food and mouth disease

(Ahram Online) Over the past two weeks, an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) among livestock occurred in 25 governorates across Egypt, causing many animal deaths, especially among young animals, spurring fears that all livestock could eliminated completely.

10228 foot-and-mouth cases detected

(The Egyptian Gazette) CAIRO – The Minister of Agriculture confirmed 10228 cases of foot-and-mouth disease in five governorates, with 704 calves having died. Minister Mohamed Reda Ismail said that the calves had died in the governorates of Gharbiya, Alexandria, Daqahliya, Qaliubiya, Suez and Cairo.

Jordan Troops May Secure Syrian WMD in Event of Peacekeeping Mission

(Global Security Newswire) Jordan and the United States are collaboratively preparing a strategy for securing Syria’s considerable arsenal of chemical and possibly biological weapons in the event an Arab peacekeeping force is approved to enter the violence-wracked nation, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. In that scenario, Jordanian special forces teams would be assigned  Read More »

Gov’t to Combat FMD and High Poultry Prices

(ThePigSite.com) The Agriculture Ministry approved 11 measures to protect livestock in Egypt’s governorates from the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD). FMD is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals.

U.S. Central Command Chief Concerned About Syrian WMD

(Global Security Newswire) The head of U.S. Central Command is expected this week to voice concerns about Syrian weapons of mass destruction, the Associated Press reported. Marine Gen. James Mattis will tell members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees that the Bashar Assad regime has “substantial” biological and chemical weapons complex, according to  Read More »

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