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Turkey shuts livestock markets to control foot and mouth disease
Turkey said on Wednesday it will shut down all livestock marketplaces to control the spread of highly contagious foot and mouth disease.
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Agriculture dep’t allows poultry imports from the Netherlands
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is again allowing the importation of poultry from the Netherlands. The European country is ...
Death knell for UK's pigs? How dangerous animal diseases pose very real threat
The financial consequences of an animal epidemic on the scale of the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease outbreak would be colossal ...
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South Africa launches vaccination drive to combat foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
While death rates are typically low, the disease can make animals ill with fever, decreased appetite, excessive drooling, ...
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Childhood hand, foot and mouth disease sequelae cohort study in Henan, China: cohort profile - BMJ Open
Purpose The childhood hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) sequelae cohort study (HNHFMDCS) is an ambispective cohort study of patients with HFMD based in Henan Province, China, consisting of patients ...
DW South Africa on MSN10d
Why are US researchers choosing Germany?
Trump’s war on academia is driving US researchers out. Meanwhile, European countries like Germany are taking in stranded researchers. For historian Robert, returning to the US is not a safe option ...
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Banned pork sold at Brussels Eurostar station risks UK
Banned pork is being sold to Eurostar passengers bound for the UK, sparking alarm from the pig sector over biosecurity and enforcement gaps.
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Foot-and-mouth disease | Authorities confirm outbreak in the North West
READ: SA's biggest beef producer hit by foot-and-mouth disease Dr Langa Madyibi, Director of Veterinary Services in the North West, said other districts are being investigated.
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First batch of Foot-and-Mouth vaccines arrives: Minister
The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen has confirmed that the first consignment of vaccines to combat Foot-and-Mouth disease has arrived in the country. An outbreak of the disease across large ...
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Economic burden of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks on farmers and national economies
Economic burden of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks on farmers and national economiesKnight-Jones, T., Temesgen, W. and Rushton, J. 2025. Economic burden of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks on farmers ...
The Lancet14d
Effectiveness of EV-A71 vaccination in prevention of paediatric hand, foot, and mouth disease associated with EV-A71 virus infection requiring hospitalisation in Henan, China ...
EV-A71 vaccination was effective in preventing non-severe hand, foot, and mouth disease associated with EV-A71 virus infection in children aged 6–71 months, and we found evidence that one dose of ...
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North West Hit by Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak; Farms Quarantined, Vaccines Deployed - Devdiscourse
North West Hit by Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak; Farms Quarantined, Vaccines Deployed This latest outbreak adds to South Africa’s ongoing battle with the highly contagious viral disease, which affects ...