Deadly bird flu detected in Nevada dairy cattle
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently confirmed the deadly bird flu genotype responsible for killing flocks nationwide was found in Nevada dairy cattle. The APHIS ...
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Cattlemen’s Update makes annual swing to rural Nevada
This year’s University of Nevada, Reno, Extension Cattlemen’s Update brought in faculty from organizations like the Nevada ...
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Egg prices are soaring. Don't expect that to change anytime soon
Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens, pushing egg prices to more than double their summer 2023 cost. It appears there may be no relief in sight ...
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New state veterinarian briefs ranchers on avian influenza fight
The new Nevada State Veterinarian, Dr. Pete Rolfe, discussed the importance of fighting domestic animal diseases. “They ...
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What is Marburg virus? The deadly disease behind outbreak in Tanzania
WHO said last week its risk assessment for the suspected outbreak in Tanzania is high at national and regional levels but low globally. An outbreak of the virus in Rwanda, first reported on 27 ...
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Nevada Gov. Lombardo proposes teacher raises, stricter DUI penalties, homeless campus in state address
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Governor Joe Lombardo presented his $12.7 billion budget on Wednesday during his second State of the State address to the Nevada Assembly and Senate touting permanent raises for ...
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Tanzania says no sign of Marburg outbreak in the country
Tanzania suffered its first Marburg outbreak in 2023, recording nine cases, including six deaths, in the same area. In the statement, the minister said Tanzania had "strengthened disease ...
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Over 40 people sick in gastrointestinal illness outbreak aboard luxury cruise
More than 40 people got sick in a gastrointestinal illness outbreak on a Silversea Cruises ship. Among 681 guests onboard, 38 reported being ill during Silver Ray’s current voyage, along with ...
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What Is Marburg Virus? Eight Killed In Suspected Outbreak In Tanzania
Eight people have been killed in a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease in the Kagera region of Tanzania, according to the World Health Organization. Nine cases have been ...
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Marburg outbreak in Tanzania kills at least eight people, WHO says
At least eight people in Tanzania have died in an outbreak of the highly lethal Marburg virus, according to global health officials. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola-like virus ...
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WHO says suspected outbreak of Marburg disease kills 8 in remote part of Tanzania
The World Health Organization said Wednesday an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania. "We are aware of 9 cases so far, including 8 ...
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Eight dead in suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania
Eight people have died in a suspected outbreak of Marburg, an Ebola-like haemorrhagic fever, in a Tanzanian transit hub, the World Health Organisation has said. The suspected outbreak in Tanzania ...