foot-and-mouth disease
Foot-and-mouth vaccination plan riddled with controversy
Environment
June 17, 2012
Foot-and-mouth vaccination plan riddled with controversy
“Infectious diseases don’t care about politics or elections,” says Ahmed Abdel Hady, a farmer from Tabluha in the Nile Delta…
Foot-and-mouth disease spreads to Gaza Strip
World
May 2, 2012
Foot-and-mouth disease spreads to Gaza Strip
GAZA — A UN agency says Egypt's outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has reached neighboring Gaza Strip and could soon spread across…
Foot-and-mouth outbreak causes losses of LE200 million
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Foot-and-mouth outbreak causes losses of LE200 million
Official sources within the Agriculture Ministry said Egypt's total losses due to the recent foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, which was first…
Foot-and-mouth disease infections rises to more than 74,000, says agriculture ministry
Egypt
April 10, 2012
Foot-and-mouth disease infections rises to more than 74,000, says agriculture ministry
The Agriculture Ministry’s daily report on the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak showed on Tuesday an increase in infections to 74,178 cases,…
Veterinary directorates report fewer new cases of foot-and-mouth disease
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Veterinary directorates report fewer new cases of foot-and-mouth disease
Reports from veterinary directorates across the country showed a slow in the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, which has taken a…
Despite government efforts against foot-and-mouth, meat still off the table in the Delta
Environment
April 2, 2012
Despite government efforts against foot-and-mouth, meat still off the table in the Delta
Meat markets in the busy Galaa Street of Shebin al-Kom, the capital city of Monufiya Governorate, remain empty, in contradiction…
Foot-and-mouth disease deaths reach 11,335 livestock
Egypt
March 31, 2012
Foot-and-mouth disease deaths reach 11,335 livestock
At least 62,691 cattle have been infected with foot-and-mouth disease and 11,335 have died so far, the General Authority for Veterinary Services has…
Report: Over 10,000 animals dead in foot-and-mouth outbreak
Egypt
March 30, 2012
Report: Over 10,000 animals dead in foot-and-mouth outbreak
Over 61 thousand animals have been infected with foot-and-mouth disease, and over 10 thousand have died from it, according to…
Egypt produces first foot-and-mouth vaccine
Egypt
March 29, 2012
Egypt produces first foot-and-mouth vaccine
The Holding Company for Biological Products & Vaccines (VACSERA), which is affiliated with the Health Ministry, together with Nivac Pharmaceuticals,…
Govt to continue importing Nile Basin meat despite syndicate fears
Egypt
March 29, 2012
Govt to continue importing Nile Basin meat despite syndicate fears
The state veterinary authority has rejected experts’ demands for Egypt to stop importing live cattle and frozen meat from Nile…