Pet owners in Taiwan were rushing to inoculate their animals on Wednesday after the first case of rabies in a shrew was confirmed, fuelling fears that an outbreak of the disease is spreading between species. Health authorities on the island have been battling to contain a rabies outbreak among so-called ferret-badgers, with at least 18 cases among the weasel-like animals confirmed so far. On Wednesday officials confirmed the disease had spread to a shrew, fuelling fears that it could mutate further to affect domestic pets -- greatly increasing the risk ...
EU bans South African citrus imports over disease fears [ G4dG33t ]
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By Charlie Dunmore
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Thursday banned most imports of
South African citrus for the remainder of this year over ...
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