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Vaccination schemes on anvil to avert various animal diseases

(Deccan Herald) With the arrival of monsoon the veterinarians in the district too are pulling up their socks to combat various diseases that affect the animals. Going by the adage ‘prevention is better than cure’, this rainy season, the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services department in the district has decided to take some precautions to Read More »

June 12, 2012
| Filed under South Asia, Agriculture, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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It’s more than a Farm Bill, US Ag official says

(New Philadelphia Times Reporter) When people talk about the federal Farm Bill, they’re not covering nearly enough territory. That’s the opinion of an authority on the matter — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. He prefers to call it the Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. That’s “because it really deals with all of those issues,” Read More »

June 12, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Food Safety Compromised As Global Trade Expands

(Food Safety News) As the web of global food trade becomes more and more complex, humans become increasingly vulnerable to prolonged foodborne illness outbreaks, says a team of international researchers. The interconnectedness of the world’s food supply is putting global food safety in jeopardy, according to a study published last month in PLoS ONE, because it Read More »

June 12, 2012
| Filed under North America, International, and Public Health
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US officials investigate E. coli outbreak

(Nature News Blog) Public health officials have yet to pinpoint the source of an outbreak of infections from a rare strain of Escherichi coli that resulted in the death a 21-month old girl in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has infected thirteen others. Details of an ongoing investigation by federal and state health officials were released in Read More »

June 12, 2012
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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Now open: Broad Agency Announcements

(MedicalCountermeasures.gov) Now open: Broad Agency Announcements for Advanced Research and Development of Medical Countermeasures for Pandemic Influenza and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats. BARDA is soliciting proposals for the advanced research and development of medical countermeasures (MCM) such as vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and devices. Specifics of the solicitation can be found under three Broad Read More »