We are removing lists of regions classified with respect to certain animal diseases and pests, and lists of States approved to receive horses imported from foreign regions where contagious equine metritis (CEM) exists, from our animal and animal product import regulations. Instead, the lists will be posted on the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') Web site. The regulations will provide the Web address and explain APHIS' criteria and processes for adding a region or a State to, or removing a region or State from, each of the lists. Because the lists will no longer be in the Code of Federal Regulations, changing the lists will no longer require rulemaking. We will keep the public informed of changes to the lists and provide opportunity for public comment through publica...
SARS, H1N1 and other pandemic diseases that jump from animals to humans are on the rise, and predicting and tracking the emergence of new diseases is crucial to saving lives; EcoHealth Alliance scientists are actively working in many countries to identify potential infectious disease threats through viral discovery SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a speech presented today at the TEDMED 2010 Conference in San Diego, Calif., Peter Daszak, a leading disease ecologist and president of EcoHealth Alliance (formerly Wildlife Trust), cautioned attendees about the rise in the number and severity of animal-borne diseases that jump to humans. In fact, approximately 75 percent of emerging infectious diseases affecting humans today is of zoonotic origin (a disease that jumps ...
At a recent event at an Orono goat farm, some visitors were surprised when they were asked to step on a towel soaked with disinfectant before coming onto the farm. The biosecurity measure wasn't in place to protect the people - it was to protect his goats, the farmer said. Maine state, wildlife and health officials are watching a wide range of diseases and infections that are decimating livestock populations across the world, killing animals - and sometimes people - in China, England, Australia and much of Asia. They are quick to reassure Maine farmers and others that Maine appears free of most of the deadly diseases, and that is why continual observation is paramount.
It's good to be a dog, even when you get dragged to the vet. Many veterinarians today have sophisticated blood-testing equipment. In minutes, pets can be screened for a host of nasty diseases, like heartworm and Lyme disease.
The FAO Director-General warned in a speech that "the spread of avian influenza typifies the potential emergence of major health crises with an increased risk of pathogens travelling over large distances in very short time periods, favored by globalization and climate change. The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus continues to circulate in some regions of the world, causing the introduction or reintroduction of the disease in other countries. Extensive outbreak areas remain, particularly in countries where the virus is endemic, with the attendant risk of the emergence of a pandemic virus," Dr. [Jacques Diouf] said. "The acceleration of international trade will continue, as will climate change, and their impact on ecosystems is already causing the spread of vector-borne diseases into hithert...
ST. LOUIS -- Humans risk being overrun by diseases from the animal world, according to researchers who have documented 38 illnesses that have made that jump over the past 25 years. That's not good news for the spread of bird flu, which experts fear could mutate and be transmitted easily among people.
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