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National Biosecurity Training Program Set for Early 2012 Launch in …

(Farmscape Online) The Canadian Swine Health Board expects its National Biosecurity Training program to be launched in two more provinces early in the new year. The National Biosecurity Training program is based on the National Farm Level Biosecurity Standard developed …

Faulty vaccine caused foot-and-mouth outbreak: Paraguay

(Montreal Gazette) One of the most contagious animal diseases known to scientists, foot-and-mouth (also known as hoof-and-mouth) disease infects mainly cattle and swine but also sheep and goats. ASUNCION, PARAGUAY – A botched vaccine intended to protect Paraguay's …

Ricin plot

(Washington Post) From al-Qaeda to neo-Nazis, numerous hate groups have fantasized of pulling off a deadly terrorist attack using the highly lethal extract of the castor bean known as ricin. None has ever succeeded in carrying out such plans. …

GAO Urges Focus on Local, State Capabilities in Biothreat Detection Plan

(GSN Daily News) A U.S. biological threat detection strategy now being prepared should aim to better coordinate relevant activities by state and local governments, the Government Accountability Office said in a report published on Tuesday (see GSN, Oct. 20). Representatives of states and local jurisdictions described four categories of key federal health readiness support they  Read More »

CBP sees more imported animal parts and skins with fall hunting season

(Government Security News) … including African swine fever, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, classical swine fever, exotic Newcastle disease, foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, and swine vesicular disease, as well as ticks and mites. …

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