Dengue is the world’s fastest-spreading tropical disease and represents a “pandemic threat,” infecting an estimated 50 million people across all continents, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. Report by Reuters Transmitted by the bite of female mosquitoes, the disease is occurring more widely due to increased movement of people and goods — including … Read More
Month: January 2013
Schmallenberg Causing Heavy Losses for UK Sheepfarmers
Friday 25th January, 2013. According to Farmers Weekly, ‘some early lambing sheep flocks have reported up to 50% lamb losses, with costs mounting in to the thousands.’ Farmers Weekly have made a video and visited a farm where more than 300 lambs have been lost to Schmallenberg.
Brazil and Paraguay suffer from Dengue Outbreaks
Várias cidades de todo o Brasil e Paraguai declarou estado de emergência devido ao aumento do número de casos de dengue ou sendo relatados. Enquanto apenas 2 pessoas morreram, houve milhares de casos que foram relatados. Recentes chuvas e água parada trouxeram as condições ideais para os mosquitos se reproduzir. O governo federal está trazendo … Read More