May 18, 2013

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Jan 29, 2013

2012 Drought Fuels Deer Disease in Cattle

By Katharina Schwan

Nebraska’s cattle are facing an outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), a viral disease that usually occurs in deer of North America. Severe epidemics periodically strike wild white-tailed...

epizootic hemorrhagic disease, EHD, cattle, deer, Cow, Nebraska

Nov 6, 2012

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Coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

By David Scales

The Saudi Arabian Deputy Minister of Health, Ziad Memish, reported a third case of a novel coronavirus appearing in the capital Riyadh. He reported the discovery via the infectious disease...

Hajj, coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, goat, lamb, cattle

Sep 19, 2012

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England Launches Controversial Badger Cull to Stop Bovine TB

By Lauren Edmundson

Officials in England have issued the first license for a cull of the badger population in Gloucestershire following an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis. It is expected that additional licenses will...

Bovine TB, Tuberculosis, Cow, badger, cull, cattle, England

Jun 18, 2012

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EFSA Measures Impact of Schmallenberg in the EU

By Katharina Schwan

In December 2011, HealthMap reported on a devastating new virus plaguing cattle and sheep farmers in Germany. Now, six months later, the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) released their...

Schmallenberg virus, sheep, cattle, Germany

Apr 27, 2012

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Inadequate FDA Antibiotic Policy Spurs Criticism

By Katharina Schwan

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent recommendations on antimicrobials in animal food production gave rise to a myriad of opinions, ranging from biased opposition to candid claims...

FDA, antibiotic resistance, cattle