Up to 600 waterfowl die in western Idaho from avian cholera
An estimated 500 to 600 ducks and geese have died due to avian cholera in western Idaho.
Ecology
Feb 22, 2017
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S. Korea expands cull to contain bird flu
South Korea on Tuesday said it was expanding a cull of chickens and ducks to try to contain a damaging bird flu outbreak.
Ecology
Dec 6, 2016
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Reducing the transmission of infectious diseases in transport hubs
Transport plays a major role in the spread of transmissible diseases. PANDHUB, a project coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, develops ways of reducing the risk of pandemics and managing other high-threat ...
Other
Apr 27, 2016
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Investigating the health threats to endangered eastern gorillas
A Murdoch University PhD student is working in a mountainous region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to investigate the health of endangered eastern gorillas, the humans and other primates living near them.
Ecology
Oct 1, 2014
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Trekking tourists to become wild gorilla guardians
An online awareness raising campaign has been launched in a bid to minimise the risk of disease transmission from human to gorilla during treks to see these magnificent great apes in the wild.
Ecology
Jun 23, 2014
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Researchers believe ants can lead to human-disease insights
What can ants teach us about the transmission and spread of human disease? Perhaps a lot, according to a team of researchers who recently received a grant of more than $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation to ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 30, 2014
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Surface water is a key factor in the transmission of pancreas disease in salmon
Anne Stene's PhD thesis explains how environmental factors affect the outbreak and transmission of pancreas disease (PD) in farmed salmon.
Ecology
Oct 29, 2013
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New research finds that cattle and badgers with TB rarely meet
Direct contact between badgers and cattle is rare, suggesting that it may also be rare for bovine tuberculosis (TB) to be passed on through the two species meeting each other on pasture, new research by the Royal Veterinary ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 28, 2013
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Bugs in the atmosphere: Study finds substantial microorganism populations in troposphere
(Phys.org)—In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers used genomic techniques to document the presence of significant numbers of living microorganisms – principally bacteria – in the middle and ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 1, 2013
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Potato psyllid research helps producers determine best management practices
One potato field west of Bushland hosts three separate studies, all aimed at helping growers nationwide, even internationally, understand the habits and controls of the potato psyllid.
Ecology
Jun 21, 2011
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