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Anthrax outbreak: Two more blue bulls die, count reaches 14

(The Express Tribune) Talking to The Express Tribune, a wildlife department official said owing to the possibility of panic and fear among the locals, the department has decided to call the disease a flu instead of anthrax. 12 blue bulls were killed by anthrax on March 19.

Bio-terrorism: Call for safety measures to avoid risks

(The Express Tribune) The workshop on “Raising Awareness on Dual Use Concerns in Biotechnology” was organised by Department of Biotechnology in collaboration with School of Politics and International Relations Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU). Speakers in their presentations highlighted the great risks associated with the misuse of knowledge and emerging techniques, such as creation of pathogens with  Read More »

Department plans vaccination against Kyasanur Forest Disease

(The Times of India) Dakshina Kannada district Health and Family Welfare department has sent a proposal to the government seeking approval to administer vaccine against Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) in identified areas in Dakshina Kannda district. The decision was taken in the wake of a suspected case of KFD reported at Beluvai in Moodbidri near  Read More »

Possible epidemic: Cattle at risk as foot-and-mouth disease on the rise

(The Express Tribune) Tribesmen in the agency said the disease has spread in Mishti, Firozkhel, Utmankhel, Sheikhan and Anjghali in the last couple of weeks while they have no arrangements to treat it. Malik Shah Muhammad, a resident of Firozkhel, said their cattle starts spitting out saliva mixed with blood from their mouth and die  Read More »

UN to organise Biological Weapons Convention in Nepal

(The Himalayan Times) he United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), through the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) and the UNODA-Geneva Branch, and with financial support from the European Union (EU), is organising a national workshop on the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) with  Read More »