Apr 22 thomwestcott

Virus continues to plague poultry farms

By Reem Tombokti.Tripoli, 22 April 2013:As vets struggle to control the outbreak of Newcastle Disease, a highly-contagious poultry virus, and there ha...

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Chicken prices soar as virus closes farms
Apr 17 thomwestcott

Chicken prices soar as virus closes farms

Serious outbreaks of a poultry virus are having a knock-on effect on the price of chicken (Photo: Tom Westcott)The price of chicken has shot up after...

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Foot and Mouth Disease "ravaging" Maghreb
Feb 7 Nigel Ash

Foot and Mouth Disease "ravaging" Maghreb

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 7 February, 2013:The Arab Maghreb Union has agreed that priority must be given to tackling foot and mouth disease which is no...

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Foot and mouth disease persists in the north
Jul 13 Nigel Ash

Foot and mouth disease persists in the north

By Tom Westcott Tripoli, 13 July: Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) remains at large in northern Libya, with further outbreaks recorded by the World Anim...

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Mar 16 Michel Cousins

Derna placed in quarantine over Foot-and-Mouth disease

The department of animal health in Derna has declared the town and its suburbs to be in quarantine following the discovery of foot and mouth disease (...

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Mar 2 Michel Cousins

Foot-and-Mouth spread to Benghazi

Benghazi, 2 March 2012:Animal livestock markets in and around Benghazi have been closed following reports that foot-and-mouth diease (FMD) has spread...

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FMD hits North-West Libya
Feb 5 Nigel Ash

FMD hits North-West Libya

Libya has been struck by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) with over 2,000 sheep and 112 cattle already dead amidst fears that the highly contagious virus...

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