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Italy’s Anthrax Outbreak Widens as Disease Hits Six More Farms

(BusinessWeek) Italy's anthrax outbreak widened as the deadly animal disease spread to six more farms in the country's south, bringing the total affected livestock holdings to 19 since the first confirmed cases almost four weeks ago. …

September 30, 2011
| Filed under Europe and Agriculture
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ISU providing swine FMD guide

(American Veterinary Medical Association) Iowa State University is providing a guide on identifying the lesions caused by foot-and-mouth disease virus in domestic and feral swine. Electronic copies of the guide are available free from the university's Center for Food Security and Public Health …

September 29, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Agriculture
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Uganda: How Uganda Got Rid of Rinderpest

(AllAfrica.com) Rinderpest is a word of German origin translated as 'cattle plague' in English. It is a devastating viral cattle disease and some wildlife species such as buffaloes, giraffes and antelopes. It is said to have killed up to 95% of the cattle population …

September 29, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Agents & Toxins, and Agriculture
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Goats, sheep get second dose of FMD vaccine

(Mmegi Online) Small stock in some parts of the country will receive a second dose of Purified Vaccine to be protected against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), the department of veterinary services has revealed. FMD public relations officer, Geoffrey Pheko told Mmegi …

September 28, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Agents & Toxins, and Agriculture
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Anthrax continues to haunt farms, livestock in southern Italy

(Washington Post) Anthrax, a deadly animal disease used in biological warfare, is spreading in southern Italy, killing livestock on farms as far as 50 kilometers (31 miles) from where three outbreaks were reported a week ago. The illness killed cattle, …