South Korea Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak
South Korea Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak
After an H5N1 bird flu outbreak was confirmed by South Korean authorities, 236,000 poultry will be slaughtered in Iksan, about 145 miles south of the capital, Seoul. A strict quarantine has been established around the immediate vicinity of the affected area. Alarm bells rang earlier on this week when 6,000 poultry suddenly died at a farm in Iksan. Authorities culled all poultry and eggs in the farm and imposed a 10 km quarantine around the area. [click link for full article]
GenoMed’s Fourth Horse Recovering From Presumed West Nile Virus Encephalitis
GenoMed (OTCPK: GMED), a Next Generation Disease Management company that uses genomics to solve diseases in humans and animals, has announced that the fourth horse in its expanded trial for West Nile virus encephalitis is recovering nicely one week after starting GenoMed’s treatment.A week ago, a horse owner in Seguin, Texas telephoned GenoMed to say that her horse, named Seminole Wind, was dying. [click link for full article]
Safety tips for your pets (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
Here s a list of tips from the Dumb Friends League on how to keep pets safe in winter weather. Keep an eye on the temperature. When it falls below 20 degrees, keep all pets indoors. Short-haired dogs, cats and puppies should be kept indoors when the temperature dips below 40 degrees.