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New Lethal Bird Flu Strain Emerges in Indonesian Ducks – Environment News Service

New Lethal Bird Flu Strain Emerges in Indonesian DucksEnvironment News ServiceOn December 10 at the meeting of government parties to the Biological Weapons Convention, Dr. Vallat called for action against the rising threat that animal pathogens pose to the world's security. Today's movements of people, animals and consumer goods …and more »

How vulnerable is your supply chain? Food defense, FSMA, Big Brother and … – FoodNavigator-USA.com

FoodNavigator-USA.comHow vulnerable is your supply chain? Food defense, FSMA, Big Brother and …FoodNavigator-USA.comBioterrorism, aside, meanwhile, many of the strategies employed to tackle deliberate attacks on products and supply chains are equally effective at preventing unintentional food safety lapses, from cross contamination of allergens to sub-par quality …and more »

How vulnerable is your supply chain? Food defense, FSMA, Big Brother and … – FoodNavigator-USA.com

FoodNavigator-USA.comHow vulnerable is your supply chain? Food defense, FSMA, Big Brother and …FoodNavigator-USA.comBioterrorism, aside, meanwhile, many of the strategies employed to tackle deliberate attacks on products and supply chains are equally effective at preventing unintentional food safety lapses, from cross contamination of allergens to sub-par quality …and more »

How Ebola sneaks past immune system

(Futurity) Ebola virus is the causative agent of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EHF), a disease with up to 90 percent mortality. While human outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever have been confined to Africa, Ebola virus infections in bats, the presumed natural reservoir of the virus, have also been detected in Europe and Asia. Ebola virus infection  Read More »

Foot-and-mouth disease reported in east China – People’s Daily Online

Foot-and-mouth disease reported in east ChinaPeople’s Daily OnlineBEIJING, Dec.17 (Xinhua) — Foot-and-mouth disease infections have been confirmed in livestock in China's eastern Jiangsu Province, the Ministry of Agriculture said Monday. A total of 12 pigs at a food company in Changzhou City of Jiangsu, which were …and more »