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Pork CRC Helping Herd Health
2015-08-28 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRALIA - Despite several years of focussed research by the Cooperative Research Centre for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC), much remains to be done monitoring changes in the incidence, virulence and resistance of common pathogens over time and in developing appropriate diagnostic tests, according to Pork CRC CEO, Roger Campbell.
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Health officials: Utah man in his 70s dies from plague
2015-08-27 22:16:00| Biotech - Topix.net
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is the 12th case reported in the United States this year and fourth fatality. Dr. Paul Mead, a chief of epidemiology with the CDC, says the Utah case involved a man in his 70s, but he declined to release further details.
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Swine Health Information Center examining Seneca Valley Virus
2015-08-27 15:25:00| National Hog Farmer
Compiled by National Hog Farmer Swine Health Information Center is currently investigating the identification of Seneca Valley Virus that was found in the U.S. this summer. read more
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The local health effects of Washingtons wildfires
2015-08-27 00:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Crosscut: This past weekend, the Seattle skyline and crests of the Cascade and Olympic Mountains faded behind a hovering white haze. While the scene was unexpected to anybody new in the area, residents familiar with the seasonal occurrence of summer wildfires collectively sighed and coughed from the understanding that we were in the direct jet stream of the states raging fires, burning just over 200 miles northeast in Okanogan County. Washington is now seeing the largest wildfires in its recorded history,...
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Wildfire Smoke Continues to Be a Health Threat
2015-08-26 15:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: I stepped out my parents' front door last Thursday, expecting a typically glorious summer day in southern Oregon. Instead, I was hit with acrid wood smoke that stung my eyes and throat. The air was thick with haze that obscured the mountains. I quickly retreated inside. Health departments across the West are mobilizing to protect residents from smoke generated by dozens of fires that have sent smoke as far east as the Midwest. "It's really bad," says Janice Nolan, assistant vice president for...
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