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New foot-and-mouth disease hotbed found in south of Kazakhstan

(Trend.az) Signs of foot-and-mouth disease were revealed in 26 head of cattle and 280 head of small cattle in the Ulken-Sulutor rural district in the Zhambyl region, Kazakh Emergency Situations Ministry said. “Information was received from the Ulken-Sulutor rural …

February 29, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, and Agriculture
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Plans stall for biodefence lab

(Nature.com) Livestock in the heart of US cattle country will be put at risk if foot-and-mouth disease escapes from the proposed National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. For Katharine Bossart, a trip to the lab can involve a 22-hour flight.

February 29, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Schmallenberg virus: questions and answers

(Telegraph.co.uk) How does it compare to previous outbreaks of disease in animals, such as Foot and Mouth and Bluetongue? The Bluetongue virus, which was also spread by midges, killed millions of sheep, cattle, deer and goats across Europe. The Schmallenberg virus is …

February 28, 2012
| Filed under Europe and Agriculture
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Indonesia reports fourth bird flu death of the year

(AFP) Laboratory tests confirmed he died from the H5N1 virus.” she added. Concerns about avian influenza have risen in Asia since China in late December reported its first fatality from the H5N1 virus in 18 months. Indonesia has been the hardest-hit by bird …

February 27, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agriculture, and Public Health
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China reports foot-and-mouth outbreak in cows

(AsiaOne) BEIJING – China has found foot-and-mouth disease among cattle in a northwestern region but has already destroyed the affected animals, state media reported on Wednesday. The virus was detected in four cows in Ningxia, Xinhua news agency reported, …