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H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak Confirmed in Xinjiang

(CRIENGLISH.com) China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has reported an outbreak of H5N1 in poultry, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced Monday. The disease has killed 1,600 chickens raised by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), a unique economic and semi-military government organization of about 2.5 million people. A total of 5,500 XPCC-farmed chickens Read More »

July 3, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific and Countermeasures
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Meeting To Discuss Approaches To Reduce FMD – Bernama

Meeting To Discuss Approaches To Reduce FMDBernamaWINDHOEK, Namibia, July 3 (Bernama) — Veterinary experts will meet meat producers, exporters, hunting professionals and members of the police here on Thursday to discuss appropriate approaches in dealing with the devastating foot-and-mouth disease, …and more »

July 3, 2012
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Rs265.7m okayed for dengue fight

(The Nation) KARACHI – A report of Economic Survey of Pakistan 2011-12 has mentioned that heavy monsoon rains in Punjab provided ideal conditions for dengue-bearing mosquitoes to thrive in stagnant water in 2011. “In Pakistan, the outbreak of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) was first reported in Karachi in 1994, followed by outbreaks in 2005, 2008, Read More »

July 2, 2012
| Filed under South Asia, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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FMD control measures hit Maun again

(Mmegi Online) MAUN: The ban on the movement of cattle and other livestock and their meat products in and out of Ngamiland for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) control will still stand until further notice, the chairman of the North West District Council, Lathang Molonda, has said. Delivering a speech to the full council session Read More »

July 2, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Countermeasures
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More than 100 nations support new strategy on livestock disease FAO/OIE Global Strategy to control Foot-and-Mouth Disease benefits farmers and consumers

Bangkok – Farmers and consumers stand to benefit from a new global strategy to control the spread of a deadly livestock disease that was endorsed today by representatives from more than 100 countries and international donors at a conference in Bangkok organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Read More »