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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Paraguay to Fully Eradicate FMDPARAGUAY - In June, Paraguay will begin epidemiological sampling nationwide for the absence of Foot and Mouth Disease and this will bring peace to the region.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
FMD Outbreaks Affect More Cattle in LibyaLIBYA - The Libyan veterinary authorities have reported more outbreaks of foot and mouth disease affecting cattle, sheep and goats in Tarhunah, Gharyan, Al 'Aziziyah, Al Khums and Al Fatih.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
South Africa Reports FMD Outbreak in MpumalangaSOUTH AFRICA - The South African veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Mpumalanga, affecting cattle at a diptank adjacent to the Kruger National Park.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Government Strengthens FMD ControlECUADOR - The Ecuadorian Agency for Quality Assurance, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries, has acquired four mobile campers to strengthen road checkpoints as part of...
Friday, April 20, 2012
FMD Breaks Out at Gaza StripPALESTINIAN AUTONOMOUS TERRITORY - Dr Khawla Salem Njoum, Director of Epidemiology Department, has reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Gaza Strip, at a farm located 3 km from the Egyptian...
Thursday, April 12, 2012
OIE: Further FMD Cases Reported in TaipeiTAIWAN - Four new cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) have been reported to the OIE by Dr Kwo-Ching Huang, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General, Taipei.
Monday, March 26, 2012
New Strain of FMD Cripples Livestock SectorEGYPT - Egyptian beef production is expected to fall in 2012, whilst imports will increase due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD), according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.
DNA Based Vaccine Effective FMD ProtectionGLOBAL - Researchers at the Institute for Animal Health in the UK have examined a new type of vaccination regime that protects cattle against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
Friday, March 23, 2012
Major FMD Outbreak Threatens EgyptEGYPT - Urgent action is required to control a major outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and prevent its spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East, which could have serious implications for food...
Monday, March 19, 2012
More Pigs Affected by FMDTAIWAN - The Taiwanese veterinary authorities have reported finding more pigs affected by foot and mouth disease during routine surveillance.
Friday, March 16, 2012
More FMD Cases Reported in TaiwanTAIWAN - The Taiwanese veterinary authorities have reported more cases of foot and mouth disease in the country.
FMD Breaks Out in Primorskiy KrayRUSSIA - Dr Nicolay Vlasov, CVO of Veterinary services at Russia's Ministry of Agriculture and Food has reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Primorskiy Kray.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
FMD Spreading Rapidly in EgyptEGYPT - In the space of only 48 hours, as many as 5,000 cattle have died of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), leading to a boycott of meat and dairy products in every village in el-Gharbiya.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
FMD Outbreak Reported in Libya's BanghaziLIBYA - Dr Taher Ahmad Matouk, Chief Veterinary Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture's National Center of the Animal Health and Breeding Improvement has reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Zambia Reports FMD OutbreakZAMBIA - The Zambian veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Northern Mwamba Kaka.
FMD-Positive Pigs Found in TaiwanTAIWAN - The Taiwanese veterinary authorities have reported finding FMD-positive pigs from three farms in the Nan-T'ou and T'ai-Nan regions during routine surveillance.
Friday, March 02, 2012
FMD Outbreak Reported in Primorye, RussiaRUSSIA - Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has been found on a private farm in the village of Usachevka, in the Primorye region – also known as Primorsky Krai – in the far south-eastern corner of the c...
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Experts Participate in FMD Conference in IndiaINDIA - A delegation of experts including D.V. Mikhalishin, Candidate of Science (Veterinary Medicine), and A.V. Borisov, Candidate of Science (Veterinary Medicine), of the FGBI "Federal Centre for Animal...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
FMD in Libya Affects Cattle and SheepLIBYA - The Libyan veterinary authorities have reported ten outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in Banghazi and Darnah.
Monday, February 27, 2012
FMD Outbreaks Affect Pigs and CattleTAIWAN - The Taiwanese veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Kinmen.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
New FMD Outbreak in China CHINA - Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General from the China Animal Disease Control Centre at the Ministry of Agriculture's Veterinary Bureau in Beijing has reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
FMD Resulting into Economic Loss of Rs 20,000 Crore Every YearINDIA - The government today said the foot and mouth disease in livestock sector is resulting into direct economic loss to the tune of Rs 20,000 crore per annum.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Buffalo Sparks FMD FearsNAMIBIA - The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) is waiting for laboratory results to confirm the Foot and Mouth Disease(FMD) status of a buffalo that was killed over the weekend at Otjituuo,...
Monday, February 06, 2012
FMD Cases Discovered in Pigs in KinmenTAIWAN - Dr Kwo-Ching Huang, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General of the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Council of Agriculture has reported two outbreaks of...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Livestock, not Gazelles, Drive FMD OutbreaksASIA - Wildlife health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society have published evidence which supports the conclusion that Mongolian gazelles—one of the most populous large land mammals on the...
OIE: Thirteen FMD Outbreaks in LibyaLIBYA - Thirteen outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) have been reported to the OIE by Dr Taher Ahmad Matouk, CVO, National Centre of the Animal Health and Breeding Improvement, Tripoli, Libya.
Friday, January 27, 2012
South Africa Reports One FMD OutbreakSOUTH AFRICA - The competent South African veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Mpumalanga.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
S.Korea Company to Offer FMD Prevention ServiceSOUTH KOREA - South Korea's leading security service provider plans to expand its business operations to help control the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), industry sources said Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
FMD Breaks Out in Feeder PigsTAIWAN - The Taiwanese veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in feeder pigs in the Penghu Islands.
Friday, January 20, 2012
IIlegal Movement Causes FMD in CapriviNAMIBIA - There have been two further outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Nambia.
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