Farmers await virus test results
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UK farmers anxiously await the results of tests which will show whether two different livestock viruses have spread.
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Tests on birds in Dorset will continue as vets try to contain the virulent form of bird flu found at a bird sanctuary.
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A third outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed at a farm in Surrey.
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The U.S. cattle industry anxiously  awaited federal test results, expected as early as Monday, that  will determine if the United States has a second case of the  deadly mad cow disease, industry officials said.
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Four people test positive for a mild strain of bird flu which was first found at a north Wales smallholding.
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The government has insisted that cooked meat exported from a bird flu-hit plant in the east of the country was safe for humans to eat, as vets awaited results of tests on the products.
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A herd of cattle has tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease, the seventh case in Britain since an outbreak began in August, the agriculture ministry confirmed late Monday.
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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.
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The U.S. cattle industry anxiously awaited government test results, expected as early as Monday, that will determine if the United States has a second case of the deadly mad cow disease, industry officials said.
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SUFFOLK -- Virginia Tech scientists are preparing to protect the state&#39;s largest crop from a disease with strong potential to do damage.
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A federal effort to quickly pinpoint and contain outbreaks of disease among livestock is coming under attack.
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Tests are being carried out Sunday to determine the extent of bluetongue infection after the first-ever case was detected in Britain, where farmers are already dealing with foot-and-mouth disease.
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Poor harvests caused by bad weather could hurt farmers more than the foot-and-mouth outbreak, the government's rural adviser says.
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Virus expert says government must order vaccination of livestock.
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Critical laboratory tests which might help determine whether a Thai mother caught bird flu from her dying daughter are due to be finished on Tuesday, a senior Thai Health Ministry official said.
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Campaigners today call for urgent tests on the nation's farm animals after the emergence of a new strain of MRSA which has spread rapidly among farmers in Europe, causing an array of serious infections.
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Britain's food safety watchdog is investigating if meat infected with the avian flu virus entered the food chain following an outbreak of the disease on a farm run by Europe's largest poultry producer.