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Libya Reports Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks in Sheep, Cattle

(Bloomberg) Libya reported multiple outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in sheep and cattle in the northwest of the country, according to a notice to the World Organization for Animal Health. The infectious livestock disease affected 170 cattle and 3500 sheep at a …

February 8, 2012
| Filed under Africa and Agriculture
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Nepal, Vietnam, and India find more H5N1 in poultry

(CIDRAP News) Animal health officials in Nepal yesterday reported H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at farms in the eastern part of the country, while Vietnam and India reported more detections in poultry. Following massive poultry deaths on …

February 8, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, South Asia, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Bird flu on the rise as cold weather lingers in Vietnam

(The Hindu) At least four provinces across the country have reported re-occurrences of the H5N1 virus this year. About 4000 birds have been destroyed, including 1700 infected ones. Many birds were transported across the country for the lunar New Year holiday …

February 7, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, South Asia, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Vet seeks nod for FMD-free Zone 6

(Mmegi Online) The Department of Veterinary Services plans to make an application to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) for approval of the containment of Zone Six as a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) free zone without vaccination. The move follows the fact …

February 6, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Nepal in mass poultry cull after bird flu found

(AFP) KATHMANDU — Health workers in Nepal are to cull thousands of chickens following the discovery of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the southeastern part of the Himalayan country, officials said Sunday. “We sent samples for investigation to London after …