Topic: Animal Diseases
AFP Global Edition | 2009-09-09 18:00:38
<div><p>Brain-destroying prion disease can spread among deer through faeces shed by animals which have been infected by the deadly pathogen but are not sick, a study published on Wednesday suggests.</p><p>The paper implies that the mysterious disorders known as chronic wasting disease (CWD) and scrapie -- cousins of mad-cow ...
European Pressphoto Agency | 2009-09-03 03:34:15
epa01845741 A Bangladeshi doctor examines a man for suspected swine flu in Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dkaka, Bangladesh, 03 September 2009. The number of swine flu patients in the country stood at 259 with 12 more reported cases, while one ...
Getty Images | 2009-09-03 03:10:44
AP News | 2009-08-27 07:09:11
<div id="subtitle">Bovine TB creates hassles, costs for cattle business, but disease has proven manageable</div><div><p>Bovine tuberculosis has created costly problems for the cattle industry in states where the disease has appeared, but it appears to be a manageable threat.</p><p>Nebraska and ...
