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World Service,12 Jan 1998,13 mins

Controlling Deadly Oubreaks of Animal Diseases

The Farming World

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Combating animal diseases on three continents. In Hong Kong, the economic effects of the slaughter of poultry to prevent more human cases of chicken flu virus. In Kenya, Rift Valley Fever has killed 300 people. In Britain, BSE cases are falling but the impact is devastating. In Africa, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) are rising…

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