Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Estonia to cull pigs to stop spread of African swine fever
Estonian authorities say they will cull about 3,700 pigs to prevent the spread of African swine fever.
Aug 12, 2015
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S. Korea orders lockdown to fight animal disease
South Korea on Thursday announced a 36-hour lockdown over the weekend on poultry and livestock farms across the country to curb the spread of two highly contagious animal diseases—foot and mouth and bird flu.
Jan 15, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China officials dismissed over diseased meat scandal
China has dismissed eight officials after pork from pigs infected with a "highly contagious virus" was found to have entered the market, state media said Monday.
Dec 29, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
S. Korea reports fresh foot-and-mouth case
South Korea said Thursday it had confirmed a fresh case of foot-and-mouth disease in a pig farm, nearly four months after the last case was reported.
Dec 4, 2014
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Medical research
New treatments for cancer, diabetes, and heart disease—you may have a pig to thank
Genetically engineered pigs, minipigs, and microminipigs are valuable tools for biomedical research, as their lifespan, anatomy, physiology, genetic make-up, and disease mechanisms are more similar to humans than the rodent ...
Nov 24, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New methods to identify MRSA in pigs
Traditionally, MRSA has been associated with severe infections which occur in hospitals and result in prolonged diseases and increased mortality. However, in recent years, MRSA has spread to the rest of the community, e.g. ...
Aug 5, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
S.Korea detects second foot-and-mouth case
South Korea on Monday reported its second case of foot-and-mouth disease in less than a week, triggering fearful memories of a devastating 2011 outbreak that forced the culling of millions of livestock.
Jul 28, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lithuania orders pig cull amid first cases of African swine fever
Lithuania on Thursday destroyed thousands of pigs after confirming its first cases of deadly African swine fever, days after it was detected on farms in EU neighbours Latvia and Poland.
Jul 24, 2014
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Other
S. Korea reports first foot-and-mouth case for 3 years
South Korea on Thursday confirmed its first case of foot-and-mouth in more than three years, and just two months after the country was declared free of the disease.
Jul 24, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Poland suffers first cases of African swine fever in pigs
Poland on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of deadly swine fever in domestic pigs, as the World Trade Organisation reviewed a Russian embargo on EU pork imports imposed over the disease.
Jul 23, 2014
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