[NYTr] Animal Sicknesses Spreading Globally, Warns FAO

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Animal Sicknesses Spreading Globally, Warns FAO

Havana, Oct 8 (acn) The UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO warned 
on Monday that globalization, transportation of goods and tourism are 
allowing viruses to move freely and animal diseases are spreading 
throughout the world.

"All countries are at risk", stressed FAO chief veterinarian Joseph 
Domenech. "The Bluetongue virus (also called catarrhal fever), an 
infection originally from Africa that severely affects sheep has been 
recently found in Germany, Holland, northern France and Great Britain", 
he exemplified.

Early detection of viruses, adoption of preventive and control 
measures, strong political support and funds for adequate animal health 
and veterinary services are imperative, he stressed.

However, the expert sustained, a large number of countries are not 
ready to face this new threat, concludes the article by Prensa Latina 
online news.
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