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By Region: South America

Video: Re-energising Global Agricultural Productivity

(OECD) OECD Trade and Agriculture Director Ken Ash speaks with Rose O’Donovan, editor of Agra Focus and Agra Facts, about agricultural productivity, reform of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and ensuring global food security.

November 10, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, Agriculture, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Paraguay Cattle Health Scare Blamed On Human Error

Paraguayan health officials said this month “human error” led to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) that has seriously hurt the country's vital cattle industry. “After the most recent laboratory analysis, we have confirmed that the outbreak of …

November 9, 2011
| Filed under South America and Agriculture
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Faulty vaccine caused foot-and-mouth outbreak: Paraguay

(Montreal Gazette) One of the most contagious animal diseases known to scientists, foot-and-mouth (also known as hoof-and-mouth) disease infects mainly cattle and swine but also sheep and goats. ASUNCION, PARAGUAY – A botched vaccine intended to protect Paraguay's …

November 3, 2011
| Filed under North America, South America, and Agriculture
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Educating the life scientists

(Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) There are increasing signs that state parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) realize that the lack of biosecurity awareness and education among life scientists represents a serious gap in the overall web of policies designed to prevent bioterrorism and biowarfare. Without such awareness and education, how can practicing life Read More »

November 2, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Chile hosts OAS’ first mock bioterrorism attack

(Santiago Times) Tuesday morning marked the beginning of a mock bioterrorist attack in Chile run by the Organization of American States (OAS). The exercise is being funded by Canada. Chile was chosen as the location for the first mock bioterrorist attack due to the …