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Instant View: Mad cow disease found in California

(Reuters) The U.S. Agriculture Department confirmed on Tuesday that it found a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, the nation’s fourth, in a dairy cow in California. The USDA has begun to notify the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as well as its trading partners, but the finding should not  Read More »

KCCR inaugurates laboratory to research into viral diseases

(Vibe Ghana) The Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art bio-safety laboratory to aid research into diseases caused by viruses and other pathogens. The “BSL3” facility would handle a wide range of research including rabies and hemorrhagic fever such as Lassa, yellow fever and flu. It is also  Read More »

‘Green menace’ strikes California citrus

(Nature) A disease that has devastated the citrus industries in Florida, China, Brazil and elsewhere now threatens California’s US$2-billion-a-year crop. Last month, a lemon-pomelo hybrid tree in a Los Angeles-area yard tested positive for huanglongbing, or citrus greening, according to the Los Angeles Times. The bacterial disease is spread by the Asian citrus psyllid. California  Read More »

‘Toxic bracelet ruined my life’: Woman sectioned after suffering hallucinations and abscesses caused by jewellery

(Daily Mail) A 40-year-old British woman blames a ‘toxic’ bracelet she bought on eBay for ruining her life. During a two year period, Jo Wollacott, from Bridport, Dorset, suffered abscesses, hives and hallucinations; she lost her boyfriend, her job and her home and was even sectioned under the mental health act. Miss Wollacott thought her  Read More »

California Fights Citrus-Killing Bacteria

(Food Safety News) There’s no threat to human health in a growing quarantine in Southern California, but an annual $2 billion worth of citrus fruits are at risk in a war with a tiny insect and the bacteria its spreads. Earlier this month, the state of California added 93-square miles in the Hacienda Heights area  Read More »

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