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Zimbabwe: Coutry, Botswana Team Up to Fight Foot And Mouth Disease
Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made, yesterday said Zimbabwe and Botswana recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that would see the two countries jointly fighting foot and mouth disease. "In the initial agreement, …
- July 28, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
Global bioterrorism threat analyzed for world animal health office – AgriLife Today
COLLEGE STATION – Around the globe, many nations are realizing that the potential for bioterrorism isn’t just about the U.S., officials say. And because an intentional introduction of bacteria, a virus or a toxin could happen anywhere, the World Organization for Animal Health is issuing a paper aimed at prevention. “Any emerging country that is Read More »
- July 26, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, and Agriculture
Mideast WMD-Free Zone Inches Forward Amid Gripes About U.S. Role
WASHINGTON — An international meeting in Belgium this month to discuss prospects for banning weapons of mass destruction from the Middle East showed some glimmers of progress, but complaints are mounting that the United States is falling short in its leadership role (see GSN, July 12). (Jul. 22) – Annalisa Giannella, the European Union’s personal Read More »
- July 25, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, and Research
Polio resurgence casts doubt on global eradication hopes
The Guardian – The hope of eradicating polio from the planet by the end of 2012 is in serious doubt, a monitoring committee is warning, because the virus is resurgent in places where it had disappeared and cases continue to rise in Pakistan, one of four countries where it is endemic. “It is on a Read More »
- July 21, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, South Asia, International, and Public Health
EU calls for stronger anti-biological weapons Convention
New Europe – The Council of Europe has introduced its position for a forthcoming review conference, that will be held in December 2011 in Geneva. They stressed a need for a stronger Convention prohibiting biological weapons and co-operation with other states around …
- July 20, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, International, and Policy & Initiatives