Written by Dr. Samuel Akpan Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly infectious viral disease of wild and domestic cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and buffalos.
Background In the last decade and more, there has been an increasing upsurge of novel and existing infectious disease outbreaks in humans and animals both globally, nationally and locally in
Type: Primates Diet: Fruits and Herbaceous Vegetation Average life span in the wild: 35-50 years Height: 1.4 – 1.75m Weight: 200 – 300 kg Scientific Name: Gorilla gorilla diehli Group
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Name: World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Former Name – Offices Internationales des Epizootes (OIE) Type of organization: Intergovernmental and International Organization Date Established: January 25th, 1924 Headquarters: Paris, France
Scientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea Type: Marine reptile Diet: Omnivore Average life span in the wild: 30 years Size: 4-6 ft (1.3 – 1.83 m) Weight: 300 – 500kg Group name: Leatherback
The Lassa fever epidemic continues to spread across Nigeria, despite frantic efforts by the health institutions, government and non-governmental organizations to curtail this disease. As at the last update on
In the past few weeks, the media has been agog about the news of novel and existing disease outbreaks in humans and animals both globally, nationally and locally. Notable among
