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Friday, February 13, 2009
Pork and Chicken Prices Go UpTHE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Ebola Reston virus scare has finally taken its toll on the prices of chicken and pork sold in public markets, a television report said...
Thursday, February 12, 2009
DA Probes Unknown Disease Affecting HogsTHE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) office in the region said it has noted sporadic cases of a hog disease in 18 towns and two cities in Eastern Visayas and is already investigating its...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
More Than 200 Hogs Die in Cholera OutbreakTHE PHILIPPINES - An outbreak of cholera killed at least 240 hogs in the southern Philippine province of North Cotabato, a health official reported yesterday.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Salmonella Infection in Samar Hogs Under ControlTHE PHILIPPINES - It is considered that the cases of salmonella infection of hogs in Santa Rita town in Samar province are now "under control," reported Dr. Andrew Orais, Regional Livestock Coordinato...
Friday, February 06, 2009
Close Monitoring for Ebola Virus in the PhilippinesPHILIPPINES - Authorities have increased the level of monitoring for Ebola Reston virus following the infection of four people with the virus.
Monday, February 02, 2009
DoH Issues Warning Against Salmonella-tainted PorkTHE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Health (DoH) in Eastern Visayas has warned people about pork infected with salmonella bacteria.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Exposure to Ebola-Reston Virus ConfirmedMANILA - At least four Filipinos were found to have been exposed to the Ebola-Reston virus that was discovered in pig farms in the Philippines, health officials confirmed today.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Possible Hog Cholera Infection ReportedTHE PHILIPPINES - The local veterinary office in Tacloban City has been receiving reports of possible cholera infection in pigs, reported a health official today.
Friday, January 23, 2009
DOH Confirms Worker Infected with Ebola-RestonTHE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that one farm worker in the Philippines has been infected with Ebola-Reston antibodies, officials announced today.
Friday, January 09, 2009
Government Team Helping Out with Reston StudyTHE PHILIPPINES - The government has formed a local team to assist a visiting group of international human and animal health experts carry out a 10-day epidemiological investigation into the re-emergence...
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Vet Sounds Warning Against Ebola Reston VirusTHE PHILIPPINES - The Office of the City Veterinarian in Zambo City recently warned the public against the so-called Ebola Reston strain virus among pigs.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Virus in Filipino Pigs May Pose Human RiskPHILIPPINES - Animal and health experts have said they were conducting an investigation in the Philippines to determine whether the Ebola Reston virus recently discovered in pigs poses a threat to human...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
DA to Seek FMD-free Certification for LuzonTHE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) will submit documents to world animal health authorities to have Luzon certified as free of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and lead to the declaration...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
First Detection of Ebola-Reston Virus in PigsMANILA - FAO, OIE and WHO have offered assistance to the Philippines.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Ebola Virus Found in Pig FarmPHILIPPINES - A 30-hectare piggery farm in Barangay Parian was placed under quarantine this week as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the dreaded ebola reston virus.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
FAO Asked to Investigate Ebola in PigsTHE PHILIPPINES - The Philippines has asked the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for help in stopping the spread of Ebola-Reston virus after an infection was found in some hog farms early this...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Philippine Pork Shipments HaltedMANILA - The Philippines has stopped a shipment of 50,000 tonnes of pork to Singapore after traces of low pathogenic Ebola-Reston virus were found on some hog farms in the country.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Govt Says No Ebola Virus Found on Philippine FarmsTHE PHILIPPINES - The government has announced that no Ebola virus has been found on pig farms.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Hog Checkpoints Set Up Amid Ebola ScareTHE PHILIPPINES - The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) on Thursday said it has intensified its meat inspection efforts following the discovery of hogs in at least three piggery farms in Luzon tested...
Thursday, December 11, 2008
PRRS Reported in the PhilippinesTHE PHILIPPINES - Veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) concerning Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). Ebola virus was also confirmed...
Filipino Hogs Found Positive for Ebola VirusTHE PHILIPPINES - Hogs in four Philippine piggery farms have been found positive for Ebola Reston virus, the Department of Health (DoH) and Department of Agriculture (DA) reported yesterday.
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