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China and Vietnam battle H5N1 outbreaks

(CIDRAP) China today reported a large H5N1 outbreak at a duck farm in Guangdong province, a day after veterinary officials in Vietnam reported the virus struck poultry in Hoa Binh province, according to reports from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The H5N1 outbreak in China started on Sep 11 at the farm in Read More »

September 20, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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Online biosecurity workshop for horse owners offered

(Horsetalk) Equine Guelph, the online education provider which is part of the University of Guelph in Ontario, will run the workshop from October 22 to November 4. Equine Guelph says its new eWorkshops are two-week short courses designed for busy horse owners. They are designed to provide the latest evidence-based information available from University of Read More »

September 20, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Dengue Fever on the rise in Costa Rica

(Inside Costa Rica) According to information from the Health Ministry, there have been 2,230 more cases of dengue this year than in 2011. Of the total cases, nine people have suffered from the more dangerous dengue hemorrhagic fever, three of which occurred in the Atlantic region, three others in the Sarapiqui area, two in Puntarenas Read More »

September 19, 2012
| Filed under North America, South America, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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Deadly African Ebola Virus Linked to Bushmeat

(Food Safety News) “There’s a live animal caught in a poacher’s snare!” yelled Isaac Maina as he took off running through the bush to reach it. Maina leads the African Network for Animal Welfare’s monthly “desnaring” operations, removing snares in areas of Kenya where poaching is rampant. Guns are illegal for most people in Kenya, Read More »

September 18, 2012
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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Rinderpest: New analysis tells how world eradicated deadliest cattle plague

(Phys.org) A new analysis published today in Science traces the recent global eradication of the deadliest of cattle diseases, crediting not only the development of a new, heat-resistant vaccine, but also the insight of local African herders, who guided scientists in deciding which animals to immunize and when. The study provides new insights into how Read More »