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Suspected anthrax outbreak spreads to Mbarara

(New Vision) THE recent outbreak of Anthrax which killed two people and three animals in Sheema district is suspected to have spread to the neighbouring sub-county of Bubaare in Mbarara district. Fred Kafureeka, 55 and his colleague only identified as Boroba died …

November 8, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Report identifies holes in Australia’s FMD response plans

(Beef Central) Federal agriculture minister Joe Ludwig has written to his state and territory counterparts urging them to prioritise efforts to improve Australia's Foot and Mouth Disease response systems, after an independent review …

November 8, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific and Agriculture
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City Ensures Qurban Cattle Free from Anthrax Disease

(BeritaJakarta.com) Jakarta Marine and Agriculture Department ensures that qurban cattle in Jakarta are free from anthrax disease. This assurance is given after the cattle examinations which conducted since ten days before Ied ul Adha (H-10) in animal shelters at five …<

November 7, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agriculture, and Public Health
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AVMA: Maintain Proper Funding Levels, Pass H.R. 2112 Quickly

(Sacramento Bee) Today, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) urged Senate and House conferees to quickly pass H.R. 2112, the consolidated appropriations package, and to maintain the agriculture funding levels set in the Senate version of the bill… AVMA supports funding for USDA programs that play critical roles in increasing access to veterinary services; advancing Read More »

November 7, 2011
| Filed under North America and Agriculture
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Kansas State University, Dept of Biochemistry

(Chemical & Engineering News) The university’s Biosecurity Research Institute provides comprehensive Biosafety Level 3 and 3-Ag facilities for research on animal, plant, and human pathogens (http://www.bri.ksu.edu). The Department of Homeland Security's National Bio and …