Hay fever season runs between March and September when the pollen count is at its highest. An estimated one in five people in the UK suffer from hay fever symptoms such as itchy eyes, a runny nose, sneezing, headaches and tiredness. The Met Office has warned pollen levels will soar this weekend to “very high”… Read More: Pollen count warning: Hot weekend brings ‘very high’ counts –… »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has culled 916,000 pigs after around 100 outbreaks of African swine fever in the country, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, as the disease continues to spread to new regions and larger farms. FILE PHOTO: A student feeds pigs at a farm next to a primary school in Xuanwei, Yunnan province,… Read More: China has culled more than 900,000 pigs due to African… »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported an outbreak of deadly African swine fever on a huge pig farm part-owned by a Danish investment fund, showing the spread of the virus to modern industrial farms expected to have the best levels of disease prevention. A vendor prepares pork for sale at a market in Beijing, China December… Read More: African swine fever hits huge, foreign-invested Chinese farm »
BEIJING (Reuters) – – China’s agriculture ministry on Sunday reported a new outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in the southern city of Guangzhou, which has killed nine of 6,027 pigs. – China has reported more than 90 cases of the incurable disease since it was first detected in the country in early August. Reporting… Read More: New African swine fever outbreak reported in China's Guangzhou »