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African swine fever virus outbreaks in Ukraine

(Interfax) African swine fever has been registered in Zaporizhia region, the State Veterinary and Biosecurity Service of Ukraine has reported. The report says that losses of pigs from the virus were registered in Komyshuvatka, Zaporizhia region in a private household. The possible source of infection could be people from Russia coming to Ukraine on holidays with meat products.

August 1, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, and Public Health
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Increase in Genomic Replikin Counts Predicted Recent Avian Flu (H5N1) Outbreak in Cambodia

(The Sacramento Bee) A marked increase in the H5N1 pB1 Lethality Gene Replikin Count (number of Replikins per 100 amino acids) in Cambodia in 2009 provided a warning for the outbreaks of the Avian Flu (H5N1) with human deaths in that country. Eight deaths were reported in 2011 and three thus far in 2012.

July 31, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Public Health, and Research
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Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Killing Deer in Nebraska

(WDIO) The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says a viral disease is killing deer along the Platte River and possibly over a much wider area. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease spreads from deer to deer by the bite of a small insect known as a midge. The disease causes hemorrhaging within the body. A high fever may Read More »

July 31, 2012
| Filed under North America and Agriculture
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Worries mount over bison anthrax outbreak in Northwest Territories

(Alaska Dispatch) An anthrax outbreak among bison in Canada’s Northwest Territories has some people downstream worried about possible threats to their health from the carcasses. About 230 bison have died so far this summer near Fort Providence from anthrax bacteria which naturally occur in the area’s soil. Stan Sanguez, chief of Jean Marie River, is Read More »

July 31, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Public Health
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5 things you should know about Ebola

(NBCNews) An outbreak of Ebola in western Uganda has killed 14 people, according to news reports. Here are five things you should know about this virulent and often deadly infection: What is Ebola? Ebola, officially known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe disease caused by the Ebola virus that was first recognized in Africa Read More »