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Plan launched to reduce risk of emerging zoonoses

By News Desk on January 17, 2021

A drive to prevent emerging zoonotic risks and diseases such as COVID-19 has been unveiled and is being led by France.

The Preventing Zoonotic Diseases Emergence (PREZODE) initiative was announced at the One Planet Summit…
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Food safety part of the FAO’s COVID-19 response efforts

By Joe Whitworth on September 16, 2020

Food safety standards and trade is one of seven areas in the Food and Agriculture Organization’s COVID-19 response and recovery program.

The United Nations’ agency is calling for $1.2 billion in initial investment to support…
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Countries in the Americas told to focus on food safety

By News Desk on June 17, 2020

Countries in the Americas have been urged to take measures to ensure food safety throughout the production chain.

The Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health (PANAFTOSA), which is based in Brazil,…
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China halts trade of wild animals due to coronavirus; WHO urges food safety measures

By News Desk on January 30, 2020

China has banned trading of wild animals until the novel coronavirus outbreak is brought under control.

There are more than 6,000 confirmed cases with almost 7,000 more suspected infections and 132 deaths, according to the…
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Researchers analyze human diseases from bushmeat; cultural practices in play

By News Desk on May 16, 2019

Researchers have taken a step toward estimating the risk of disease transmission from wild meat consumption.

The team, including members of the Wildlife Conservation Society, have presented a framework to quantify the risk of zoonotic…
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Antimicrobial resistance in food animals threatens people

By News Desk on March 1, 2018

Bacteria from humans and animals continue to show resistance to antimicrobials, which is one of the world’s biggest threats to public health and often involves the food chain according to a new report from two…
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Publisher’s Platform: Ban Petting Zoos?

By Bill Marler on January 8, 2012

I can hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth over such an un-American suggestion.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the creation of yet another multiagency task force in North Carolina “to…
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Dangers that Lurk from Pets and Petting Zoos

By Gretchen Goetz on May 13, 2011

Hand washing is paramount after handling animals in public places, according to new guidelines on animal handling from the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NAPHV).

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EU Releases Report on Foodborne Illness

By Dan Flynn on January 30, 2010

At least 45,000 illnesses and 32 deaths resulted from 5,332 outbreaks of contaminated food during 2008 in the European Union, a new report says.

Those are among the findings of the recently published 2008 Annual…

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Animal Exhibitors Should Heed CDC Guidelines

By Dave Babcock on January 1, 2010

It’s time to add another entry on the list of outbreaks of bacterial pathogens linked to petting zoos and animal exhibits.  The Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment announced that an outbreak of…

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