ThePigSite Foot and Mouth Disease News
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Ecuador Confirms 48 cases of FMDECUADOR - The Ecuadorian government on Tuesday confirmed 48 cases of foot-and-mouth disease in domestic animals, which prompted neighboring Colombia and Peru to take preventive measures on their meat ...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
FMD Breaks out in TaiwanTAIWAN - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD).
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Taiwan Reports New Case of FMD in PigsTAIWAN - The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in pigs.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Outbreak in ChinaCHINA - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD).
Friday, May 08, 2009
International Plan to Combat FMD in EurasiaGENERAL – International experts on Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) have agreed on a plan to control the infection in Western Eurasia and stop it spreading west to Europe and North Africa, following a...
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
UAE Bans Egyptian Dairy ProductsUNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tarek Tawfik, chairman of Egypt's Chamber of Food Industries has said that the UAE has banned imports of Egyptian milk and cheese after prohibiting imports of meat and meat products...
Friday, May 01, 2009
Foot and Mouth in ChinaBEIJING, CHINA - AN OUTBREAK of the highly contagious foot and mouth disease has been discovered among dairy cows in east China near Shanghai, according to the country's agriculture ministry.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
China Reports New FMD OutbreakCHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities have reported two new cases of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) - in cattle - to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Monday, April 27, 2009
Brazil Back in the Chilean MarketBRAZIL - Seventeen Brazilian beef plants are now eligible to export to Chile, reversing the foot and mouth disease ban placed on Brazilian beef in late 2005. Access for 16 of the plants was granted last...
Friday, April 24, 2009
Technologies Improve FMD Detection and ControlUS - Improving the detection and control of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in cattle could result from technology being developed and tested by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
DA Bans Cattle Imports from EgyptPHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture on Tuesday temporarily banned imports of cattle and other animals susceptible to the foot-and-mouth disease from Egypt as part of the continuing government drive...
Monday, April 06, 2009
Philippines Disease restrictionsPHILIPPINES - Enforcement agents of the Bureau of Customs will be on alert against imported cattle and meat products from Taiwan and Lebanon following the reported outbreak of foot and mouth disease...
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Philippines Ban Pigs and Cattle from Taiwan and LebanonPHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned the importation of cattle and other animals from Taiwan and Lebanon following the outbreaks of the food and mouth disease (FMD) in those cou...
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
UK Legal Claims are DismissedUK - The seven remaining farmers' claims in the NFU-backed FMD legal case have been dismissed today. Judgment was handed down today after the hearing that took place in the High Court in February.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Republic of Korea Free of DiseasesUS - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend regulations to add the Republic of Korea to the list of regions that are considered...
Friday, March 20, 2009
R-calf Praises FMD LegislationUS - R-CALF USA has announced that it is glad to see politicians keep up the fight to prevent the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) from Argentina into the United States.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Australia Steps Up BiosecurityAUSTRALIA - The New South Wales (NSW) Farmers’ Association has stepped up its focus on biosecurity, calling for a moratorium on the introduction of the live foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus into Australia,...
Monday, March 02, 2009
Disease Strikes Fear in BreedersMALAYSIA - Livestock breeders here are worried because Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has resurfaced and killed more than 20 cattle in the past two months.
Friday, February 27, 2009
FMD Vaccine DevelopmentUS - The Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, intends to award a contract on a sole-source basis to continue developing and retool production of cell lines and master seeds...
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Judge Acknowledges Farmer Impact of PirbrightUK - A three-day hearing in the National Farmers Union-backed legal case brought by livestock farmers claiming damages following the 2007 foot and mouth disease outbreak concluded today with the Judge,...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Disease Hits Nine Vietnamese ProvincesVIET NAM - Foot-and-mouth disease has hit two more provinces of Vietnam, raising the number of infected provinces to nine, according to Department of Animal Health under Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...
Settlement Won in Foot-and-mouth CaseSCOTLAND, UK - Seven farmers who were directly affected by the 2007 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease have won an out-of-court settlement from the research institutes that leaked the virus.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
US Senators to Block Meat Imports from ArgentinaUS - Two members of the US Upper House have sent a bill of law to the US Congress, aiming to block the possibility of allowing beef imports from Argentina.
Import Plan MysteryAUSTRALIA - There was no submission to the Beale quarantie inquiry suggesting foot and mouth disease be brought to Australia, and officers from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry have...
Monday, February 23, 2009
Chinese Regime Covers Up OutbreakCHINA - A foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in central China led to the slaughter of over 12,000 dairy cattle at the end of 2008.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Outbreak in ShanghaiCHINA - Foot-and-mouth disease was found in eastern China's Shanghai, said the Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Disease Spreads in Viet NamVIET NAM - Bird flu and foot-and-mouth diseases have hit some localities, according to the Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Argentina Changes FMD Vaccination ProgrammeARGENTINA - The Argentine food safety and animal health authority, Senasa, is to change it foot and mouth disease vaccination plan for 2010.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Government Responds to FMD ReviewUK - The UK Government has accepted all 26 of the main recommendations made by Sir Iain Anderson on the response to the 2007 outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Environment Secretary Hilary Benn...
Monday, February 02, 2009
Philippines Seeks FMD Free StatusPHILIPPINES - The government last week submitted its application to the World Organization for Animal Health (also known for its French acronym OIE) to remove most parts of Luzon island in the list of...
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