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South Africa Halts Pig Imports Following ASF Outbreaks
2016-06-20 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SOUTH AFRICA - The South African government has banned the importation of pigs into the country following outbreaks of African Swine Fever.
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Severity of PED Outbreaks in Manitoba Variable
2016-06-15 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A Veterinary Epidemiologist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development reports the severity of disease in the three latest PED infected Manitoba swine farms has been quite variable.
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Zika, Ebola Outbreaks Can Be Predicted Using Climate Change
2016-06-14 13:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: FEBRUARY 09: Women walk with their wares through the West Point slum on February 9, 2016 in Monrovia, Liberia. West Point, the most impoverished and overpopulated community in Liberia, was hard hit by the Ebola outbreak, and health facilities at the time were overwhelmed. After almost two years, on January 14, 2016 the World Health Organization declared the epidemic over, after the virus had killed some 11,300 people and infected more than 28,500 people in West Africa. Scientists in the UK said...
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Zika, Ebola outbreaks can be predicted through environmental changes, finds new study
2016-06-13 05:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: Scientists have successfully developed a model that can predict the outbreak of diseases that spread from animals to humans -- such as Ebola and Zika -- based on changes in climate, population growth and land use. "This model is a major improvement in our understanding of the spread of diseases from animals to people," said Kate Jones from University College London (UCL) in the UK. "We hope it can be used to help communities prepare and respond to disease outbreaks, as well as to make decisions...
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Predicting disease outbreaks using environmental changes
2016-06-12 19:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EurekAlert: A model that predicts outbreaks of zoonotic diseases -- those originating in livestock or wildlife such as Ebola and Zika -- based on changes in climate, population growth and land use has been developed by a UCL-led team of researchers. "This model is a major improvement in our understanding of the spread of diseases from animals to people. We hope it can be used to help communities prepare and respond to disease outbreaks, as well as to make decisions about environmental change factors that...
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