Louisiana Reports First US Case of Soybean Rust
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Wind-borne spores probably brought the soybean rust fungus from South America during the hurricane season. They were discovered after most of Louisiana&#39;s soybeans had been harvested, says state Agriculture Commissioner Bob Odom.
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The U.S. Agriculture Department expected test results late Wednesday on whether soybean rust had infected another Louisiana field, the sixth in a week, a spokesman said.
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WASHINGTON - US farmers should have enough fungicide available next year to combat the newly arrived soybean rust disease, and federal regulators may speed up the approval of additional chemical treatments, the American Soybean Association said.
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The yield-cutting soybean rust fungus was found in the "remnants" of a harvested soybean field in southern Texas about 15 miles from its border with Mexico, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday.
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A strain of a common bug with properties linked to increased virulence has become predominant in several US hospitals, prompting researchers to suggest it may be responsible for the sharp increase in cases and severity of disease in parts of the United
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Tests confirmed soybean rust disease has spread throughout Louisiana and into Mississippi, the US Agriculture Department said on Tuesday, adding to fears the fungus could rapidly infect more Southern states.
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An aggressive fungal disease known as soybean rust has been found on plants in Louisiana, the first US case, threatening a crop valued at $17.
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Further tests are being carried out at a Suffolk farm hit by the UK's first case of bluetongue disease.
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The first U.S. cases of the fungus soybean rust, which hinders plant growth and drastically cuts crop production, were found at two research sites in Louisiana, officials said Wednesday.
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The first appearance in San Francisco of the killer botanical disease called sudden oak death was confirmed Thursday after two coast live oaks growing in Golden Gate Park&#39;s AIDS Memorial Grove were found to be infected, making San Francisco the 14th
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The first case of soybean rust, an economically devastating disease for farmers, has been found in the mainland United States, the US Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.
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Britain&#39;s first case of Bluetongue disease has been found in a cow in the country&#39;s south, health officials said Saturday as they grappled to contain foot-and-mouth outbreaks.
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By JOE KILLIAN  GREENSBORO -- Results of the first round of tests at Barber Park were released Tuesday, showing high levels of toxins in the soil and groundwater but low levels of heavy metals.
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Japan confirmed Friday its first case of the human variant of mad cow disease after the death of a man believed to have contracted the fatal brain-wasting illness from eating infected beef in Britain.
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NEW YORK  - Several cases of food poisoning  that occurred in Pennsylvania earlier this year represent the  first time infection with the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis  (cyclosporiasis) has been associated with snow peas, according  to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Results on tests for soybean rust on Monday were expected to confirm the fungus has spread to three more Louisiana fields and one in Mississippi, an industry official familiar with the investigation told Reuters.
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Nov 18, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said today it is running confirmatory tests on a possible new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease.