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Category Archives: epidemiology
Canine FMD rescue ops
“Even the words ‘foot-and-mouth’ will send a chill through the spine of every farmer in the country.“ …and every dog. What do you do with all the sheepdogs when FMD has taken all your sheep? You call the canine FMD … Continue reading
Posted in epidemiology, FMD, foot-and-mouth disease, livestock
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Foot-and-mouth disease is back in the UK
DEFRA just released a news bulletin confirming that foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been diagnosed in the UK again and a few minutes ago BBC picked up the story. All livestock on the infected premises have been culled. A nationwide ban … Continue reading
Posted in cows, epidemiology, FMD, foot-and-mouth disease, livestock
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Open-Source Science
This is not exactly new but it is still highly relevant. In the July 24, 2006 issue of the Chemical & Engineering News there is a story about a Open-Source Science project operating in true bazaar mode. The project, called … Continue reading
Posted in academia, epidemiology, open science, science, Science Foo
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Computational and Mathematical Epidemiology galore
If theoretical biology rings your bell, particularly mathematical epidemiology, ecology and game theory then the the DIMACS 2002-2009 Special Focus on Computational and Mathematical Epidemiology should be right down your ally. This program consists of regular meetings in the form … Continue reading
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The killing fields, livestock style
There is an interesting blog post on the ScienceBlogs blog Effect Measure entitled The killing fields, poultry style about the potential ramifications of an avian influenza outbreak among poultry farms in the U.S. The key issue it raises is How … Continue reading
Posted in epidemiology, foot-and-mouth disease, livestock
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Cows from space
Now this is really freaky and grotesquely fascinating at the same time. Those white dots are… individual cows as seen on a Google maps satellite image of a California feedlot. No wonder FMD is of such concern to the livestock … Continue reading
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Was the fifth plague of Egypt FMD?
I was reading the Bible the other day (no, I don’t usually read it but, if the mood is right, parts of it are a pretty good read). As it was perusing the Book of Exodus it turns out that … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical plagues, epidemiology, Exodus 9, FMD, livestock
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