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Philippines: Classical Swine Fever (Hog Cholera) downs 2,000 pigs in Negros Occidental

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials in Negros Occidental province reports that more than 2,000 heads of swine have died of hog cholera, or classical swine fever in the province since last month. Worst-hit...

Taiwan reports 3rd human infection with swine influenza A(H1N2) variant virus

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday a new case of human infection with swine influenza A(H1N2) variant virus. Testing and gene sequencing by the...

California: H1N2 influenza variant virus case reported, 3rd in the US this year

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on a human infection with a novel influenza A (H1N2) variant virus in California. The infection occurred in an adult...

Thailand reports 67% increase in Streptococcus suis infections in 2021

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Thailand reported a 67 percent increase in human Streptococcus suis infections in 2021 compared to the year prior. Thailand’s Bureau of Epidemiology reported...

‘Swine flu’ case reported in North Carolina

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a case of human infection with a novel influenza A virus, or “swine flu” in North Carolina, in their...

African swine fever: New strains found in China, Milder but highly transmissible

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A new study published in the journal, Science China Life Sciences, Chinese researchers with the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute in Heilongjiang report the discovery of new...

Leyte: African swine fever spreads in province

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By News Desk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up to a report of African swine fever (ASF) in Leyte, Philippines, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported three more towns in Leyte- Tanauan, Palo, and MacArthur...

Wisconsin reports 1st H3N2v influenza case in the US in 2021

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported one human infection with a novel influenza A virus in Wisconsin. This person was infected with an influenza A(H3N2)...

MRSA: High risk in livestock workers, ‘This is a bit of a wakeup call’

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For Michigan State University’s Felicia Wu, the surprise isn’t that people who work with livestock are at higher risk of picking up antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but instead how much higher their...

African swine fever reported in Leyte, Philippines

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By News Desk  @bactiman63 Agriculture officials in Leyte province in the Visayas region of the Philippines are reporting Africa swine fever (ASF) in several barangays (villages). Blood samples taken...