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By Region: South Asia

US to help Pakistan fight foot and mouth disease

(SciDev.net) KARACHI — The United States will help Pakistan fight foot and mouth disease (FMD) that affects cattle and causes losses in milk and meat production worth millions of dollars each year. FMD, caused by various strains of the highly contagious …

October 5, 2011
| Filed under North America, South Asia, Agriculture, and International
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‘Al-Awlaki tried to use weapons of mass destruction’

(Hindustan Times) … the US-born radical Islamic cleric and al Qaeda leader in the Arabian Peninsula leader who was killed on Friday, sought to use weapons of mass destruction to attack westerners, a senior US official has said. poisons including cyanide and ricin, …

October 3, 2011
| Filed under Middle East, North America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, and International
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The 3rd Biosafety and Biosecurity International Conference concludes at El …

(AME Info) The 3rd Biosafety and Biosecurity International Conference concluded it activities at El Hassan Science City in the presence of the conference patron, His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal. The conference which commenced on September 13th, …and more »

September 19, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, and Biosafety
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Agroterrorism A Subject Of Study , And Concern, In Post 9/11 World

(KCUR) But in the post 9/11 era, the possibility of a deliberate attack on our food supply is something government, law enforcement, and private industry have been studying carefully. Dr. Peter Chalk of the Rand Corporation – a political scientist and expert on international terrorism – has written extensively on the issue of agroterrorism. He Read More »

September 12, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Agriculture, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, International, and Public Health
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Foot-and-mouth disease found in cattle in Tibet

(China Daily) BEIJING – Cattle in southwest Tibet autonomous region were found with foot-and-mouth disease, the country's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Monday. The virus was detected in 233 cattle in Gyaca county of Shannan Prefecture in Tibet on August 31,