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Feb 13, 2008

Feb 13, 2008

USDA seeks more funds for food defense

Robert Roos
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Feb 13, 2008

(CIDRAP News) – The US Department of Agriculture is proposing a big increase in spending to protect the US food and agriculture system from terrorist threats and other disasters in fiscal year 2009, while seeking somewhat less money for avian influenza.

Apr 03, 2002

Apr 03, 2002

Wyoming E coli O157:H7 outbreak showed hazards in small water systems

Apr 03, 2002
A 1998 outbreak of E coli O157:H7 in a small town pointed up the vulnerability of small, unchlorinated water systems to contamination, according to a report in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Mar 19, 2002

Mar 19, 2002

US is vulnerable to foodborne bioterrorism, CDC report says

Mar 19, 2002
A recent Lancet report says the US needs to strengthen its public health system to minimize the danger.

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