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Ebola in Uganda

The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Uganda has notified WHO of an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Kibaale district in the western part of the country.

July 29, 2012
| Filed under Public Health
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NIAID News Release: Media Availability: Landmark HIV Treatment-as-Prevention Study Demonstrates Additional Health Benefits, Cost-Effectiveness

July 27, 2012
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Foot and Mouth Restrictions Lifted

(AllAfrica.com) The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has announced the lifting of restrictions in the movement of livestock following the successful containment of the Foot and Mouth outbreak that was detected at Masikili village in the Caprivi Region in November last year. The lifting of the restrictions is with immediate effect. In a statement Read More »

July 27, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Public Health
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UN urges for global moratorium on research using deadly livestock virus

(UN News Centre) The United Nations food agency is calling on countries to comply with a global moratorium on research using the live rinderpest virus to ensure that this deadly livestock disease remains eradicated. “While rinderpest has been successfully eradicated, there may be some virus material that would be useful for research or vaccine development,” Read More »

July 27, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Public Health, and Research
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Kelantan holds exercise to contain bird flu

(New Straits Times) The exercise in Kampung Jintan here yesterday involved 80 officers from the state Veterinary and Health Departments. Kelantan Veterinary director Datuk Dr Mohd Zairi Serian said they decided to conduct the exercise in case the disease hit the state. “We have to conduct the exercise from now on so that we can Read More »