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Invasions out of center of diversity increase risk of disease epidemics in wheat
2015-07-13 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Scientists have found that strains of the wheat pathogen causing severe yellow rust epidemics in Europe have their origin in the centre of diversity in the Himalayan region. This disease can have a great impact on wheat production in Europe, including organic crop production in Denmark. Wheat is the most widely cultivated food crop in the world. However, the global production of wheat is under constant threat from devastating fungal diseases. The ever more frequent and severe large-scale epidemics...
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ASHRAE Issues Guidance To Prevent Legionnaires' Disease
2015-07-07 21:36:53| ENR.com: Headline News
ASHRAE issues first standard to reduce risk of Legionnaires' disease caused by building water systems.
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Scientists look to mosquito data to map spread of disease
2015-07-07 12:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Mosquitoes that carry the dengue and chikungunya viruses are more widespread than ever, believe scientists mapping the global spread of the insects. There are no treatments or vaccines for these diseases, so knowing where the mosquitoes that transmit them occur and thrive can help focus research and public health resources, the scientists say. A study, published in the journal eLife last week (30 June), focuses on two species of mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which carry the...
Zimbabwe: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Spreads
2015-07-06 10:12:19| Livestock - Topix.net
The livestock industry is under threat from the foot-and-mouth disease which has hit most parts of Masvingo, Midlands and spread to most parts of Matabeleland South and lower parts of Manicaland. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development deputy minister responsible for Livestock Production, Cde Paddy Zhanda confirmed the outbreak on Thursday.
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Update on Swine Enteric Coronavirus Disease in US
2015-07-06 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The number of pig farm samples that are confirmed positive for porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) in the last week was 17. There have no premises confirmed with having porcine delta coronavirus (PDCoV) nor dual infection (PEDV and PDCoV).
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