Posts Tagged ‘disease’
Date: Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Source: eExtension
The Extension Disaster Education Network and its Agrosecurity Group on eXtension presents a Biosecurity Webinar for livestock keepers and extension educators. The one hour session provides background information and practical tips for small and large scale livestock farms wishing to avoid the risk of disease spread to their animals, either from off the farm, or between animals on the farm.
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Keywords: biosecurity, disease, farm animals, large farms, small farms, webinar
Date: Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Source: Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Whooping cough, which is also known as Pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by a bacteria. Whooping cough is a very serious disease and can cause permanent disability and even death to infants.
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Keywords: babies, bacterial, contagious, disease, ebook, fact sheet, infants, pertussis, respiratory infection, texas, tx
Date: Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Source: Google.org
Google.org monitors keyword searches related to flu and illness and then uses this data to estimate flu activity by area.
This estimate is usually up to 2 weeks faster than traditional systems.
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Keywords: data, disease, epidemic, flu, google, google.org, illness, influenza, outbreaks, reports, texas, trends, tx
Date: Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Source: Transportation Research Board
A Guide to Traffic Control of Rural Roads in an Agricultural Emergency explores recommended practices and procedures associated with traffic control on local and state roads during agricultural emergencies. The report examines three levels of traffic control based on the type of disease and location of the traffic control point.
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Keywords: agriculture, agricutlural, control, disaster, disease, emergency, local, roads, state, traffic
Date: Monday, December 8th, 2008
Source: Texas Department of State Health Services
Cooler weather entices thousands of Texans outdoors to enjoy hunting, hiking, camping and other activities.
“But billions of critters that can carry disease-causing germs will be out there as well,” said Guy Moore, a wildlife biologist with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). “Outdoor activities bring a greater risk of exposure to diseases transmitted by fleas, ticks and mosquitoes and other animals.”
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Keywords: camping, deer, disease, fleas, hiking, hogs, hunting, mosquitoes, outdoor, texas, texas department of state health services, ticks, tx
Date: Monday, October 6th, 2008
Source(s): Texas Department of State Health Services
DSHS has confirmed 33 human cases of neuroinvasive West Nile in Texas residents this year. Counties with cases are: Brazos (4), Dallas (3), Denton, El Paso (17), Frio, Harris, Jefferson, Smith, Tarrant (3) and Travis.
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Keywords: birds, disease, horses, humans, mosquitoes, naturally occuring disasters, texas, texas department of state health services, tx, west nile virus
Date: Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Source(s): AgNews
Recent rains have set the High Plains up for a potential disaster if wheat producers do not take time to destroy volunteer wheat before the drilled wheat begins to come up, said Texas A&M AgriLife experts.
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Keywords: agriculture, disease, farmers, heavy rains, high plaines, outbreak, producers, wheat
