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The Heavy Toll of a Future Foot and Mouth Disease Epidemic

(Top Secret Writers) Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is an economically devastating and highly contagious disease which affects all cloven-hooved animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. The disease isn’t just limited to typical farm animals either. Deer, water buffalo, bison and even hedgehogs can all help spread FMD in the wild. For the Read More »

August 15, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Countermeasures
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New On-Farm Biosecurity Standard Unveiled

(Portage Online) The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, along with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, have unveiled a new on-farm biosecurity standard for cattle producers across the country. The standard outlines on-farm practices designed to minimize the introduction and control the spread of endemic, emerging, and foreign infectious diseases in the Canadian herd. It’s based on four Read More »

August 15, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Biosafety, and Countermeasures
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New county allows for emergency notices through email, text messages

(The Jamestown Sun) The Stutsman County Emergency Management office has announced the implementation of a countywide emergency notification system beginning today. Once users register for the free service via www.stutsmancounty.org, any business line, cellphone line, VoIP phone line, email address or text-messaging capable phone will be able to receive emergency notifications of events such as Read More »

August 14, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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US Government must ‘get a handle’ on biosecurity, say experts – In-PharmaTechnologist.com

US Government must 'get a handle' on biosecurity, say expertsIn-PharmaTechnologist.comIn a new paper, leaders from industry and academia said although the Government has a strategic national stock pile (SNS) of medicines for such incidences and recently invested $400m into medical countermeasures , measures are insufficient to deal with …

August 14, 2012
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Anthrax outbreak kills approximately 60 cattle at Colorado ranch

(Examiner) After more than three decades without a case of anthrax in Colorado, the lethal bacterial disease has come back to an unusual extent on at least one Logan County ranch. After initial reports of one cow death last week, Veterinary Practice News reported Friday, the death of nearly 60 cattle from the anthrax bacillus. Read More »