Imperial Valley News Center
Virulent Newcastle Disease update
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Los Angeles, California - Bird owners in Southern California are responding to outreach provided over the past several days related to virulent Newcastle disease (VND), and have started reporting sick birds. VND has now been confirmed in a number of flocks of backyard birds in San Bernardino County. CDFA is working closely with USDA to respond to these findings, and is investigating any potential links between these cases and a case recently identified in Los Angeles County.
The walking dead
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- Written by John Grimaldi
Lake Worth, Florida - The folks in Lake Worth, FL had quite a scare recently when they received an official “zombie alert” in the wake of a power failure. The Association of Mature American Citizens says that the city’s public information officer Ben Kerr explained that the Lake Worth emergency alert system contains “thousands” of automatic messages to explain power outages.
Grand theft shed
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- Written by John Grimaldi
Lebanon, Maine - The 25-foot long shed was just sitting there on a foreclosed property in Lebanon, ME and so three bold thieves hooked it up to their pickup truck and attempted to drag it away.
Farmers Create the Ingredients to Reverse Climate Change
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- Written by Miranda Carver Martin
Moscow, Russia - Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg will feature climate change solutions from our readers in her keynote speech at the 2018 General Assembly of the World Farmers’ Organization (WFO). The conference will focus on how farmers are coping with climate change around the globe.
1 in 3 swimming-related disease outbreaks occur at hotels
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Washington, DC - A third of treated recreational waterborne disease outbreaks during 2000 through 2014 occurred in hotel pools or hot tubs, according to a report published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Cryptosporidium (also known as “Crypto”), Pseudomonas, and Legionella caused most of the outbreaks in swimming venues in the United States during this time period. Crypto is a parasite tough enough to survive even in properly maintained pools. Pseudomonas and Legionella are bacteria that can survive disinfectants in slimy areas of hot tubs, pools, and water playgrounds.
Red Cross Offers Summer Safety Tips for All Season Long
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Washington, DC - The long Memorial Day weekend – the unofficial start of summer – is here. With it comes outdoor fun in the sunshine, whether at the beach or pool, or right in your own backyard. The American Red Cross wants you to have fun and be safe with tips you can follow to have a great holiday weekend and entire summer season.
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