Tag: Juan Lubroth

• Wednesday, August 22nd 2012 - 06:06 UTC

  UN warns of risk of African swine fever in Caucasus region

  

  Following the first-ever detection of African swine fever (ASF)in Ukraine, the United Nations is warning that while control measures appear to have temporarily halted the disease's spread, it has established a firm foothold in the Caucasus and poses an ongoing risk to neighbouring areas.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 00:40 UTC

  FAO urges readiness against possible major resurgence of H5N1 avian influenza

  

  FAO urged heightened readiness and surveillance against a possible major resurgence of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza amid signs that a mutant strain of the deadly Bird Flu virus is spreading in Asia and beyond, with unpredictable risks to human health.

• Monday, January 31st 2011 - 21:11 UTC

  Foot ad Mouth disease alert extended to East Asia; Korea outbreak worst in half a century

  

  FAO has called for veterinary and border control authorities in Asia to be on alert for animals showing signs of infection by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), following an unprecedented outbreak of the livestock-affecting sickness in South Korea.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 19:19 UTC

  Foot and Mouth Worst Outbreak In South Korean History

  

  South Korea's farm minister has offered to step down over the worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the country's history.Almost three million cattle have so far been culled at a cost of $1.34bn (£841m) since the disease was first confirmed last November.