Spain targets mass cattle vaccinations to combat "blue tongue"
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Veterinary authorities in southern Spain are to vaccinate a million cattle from Monday and also fumigate large areas of the region of Andalucia to combat blue tongue, a virus borne by mosquitos, regional ...
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A series of measures are being taken to prevent animal epidemics since a bird flu outbreak in the country in the spring. Local governments have reinforced the monitoring of bird flu.
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Texas researchers will begin clinical trials of a candidate vaccine against the deadly toxin ricin, a biological agent that can only be tested in select labs.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba  - The Canadian government has  quarantined a farm in Alberta in its search for cattle  connected to the country's second case of mad cow disease, the  Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Monday.
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The French Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday it had extended restrictions on livestock movements to 19 regions from 17 following the discovery of two new cases of blue tongue in animals near the German border.
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LONDON  - Thousands of people who received plasma or other blood products in Britain received letters from the government Tuesday warning that they may have been exposed to the deadly human form of mad cow disease.
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18/10/2004 - Brussels commits â¬188 million to food safety issues in the Union linked to animal diseases, signing off the largest slice for eradication of mad cow disease.
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A new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle was confirmed in Britain on Wednesday, prompting the European Union to reimpose a ban on British meat exports.
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MADRID, Spain - Spain plans to impose stricter rules on production of a staple of the national diet and increasingly popular export - ham from free-range pigs that feed on acorns and herbs - in order to weed out stable-bound impostors, a newspaper said Sunday.
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Spain begins running TV  adverts in West Africa to try and deter migrants making dangerous boat crossings.
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Six thousand people are to be told they may have been exposed to the human form of mad cow disease through blood products, the government says.
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The government is taking steps to reduce the already minimal risk of mad-cow tainted components ending up in childhood vaccines and other medications.
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Better news for the Yangtze River 'baiji', however Spain's Mediterranean striped dolphin population is under threat from a virus epidemic which could see off up to two-thirds of the estimated 118.000 population, El Mundo reports.â¦
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Schoolgirls in Britain will be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, ministers have announced.
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KANO, Nigeria  - Political leaders and health  workers launched a drive Saturday to immunise more than 80  million children against polio in 23 African nations and fight  back against a resurgence of the crippling disease.
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KANO, Nigeria  - Political leaders and health  workers launched a drive Saturday to immunize more than 80  million children against polio in 23 African nations and fight  back against a resurgence of the crippling disease.
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To the chagrin of the Church but the delight of scientists Spain's new Socialist government announced it will allow scientists to go ahead with embryonic stem cell research to help seek cures for diseases such ...