Vietnam battling hoof-and-mouth outbreak
Saigon, Vietnam (UPI) Feb 24, 2009 Vietnamese agriculture officials say hoof-and-mouth disease has been detected in nine provinces during the past three weeks The latest outbreak was reported in central Quang Ngai province, where 19 cows were found to be infected, the Voice of Vietnam radio reported Tuesday. Fifty cows were also found to be infected in Nghe An province. Bird flu has been reported in 10 provinces in the past three weeks and two provinces are dealing with outbreaks of blue ear pig disease, the report said. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Natives in Russia's far east worry about vanishing fish Veni, Russia (AFP) Feb 25, 2009 There is only one family left in this once-thriving fishing village on the northeastern shores of Sakhalin Island, where the Nivkhs, a small indigenous ethnic group, have lived for centuries. |
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