OIE WARNS OF ABALONE DISEASE OUTBREAK IN IRELAND
October 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
IRISH food health officials have been fighting the first ever outbreak of Xenohaliotis Californiensis in the Republic of Ireland, which has been detected in four abalone growing sites in the country's south-west. Tests confirmed the presence of the pathogen from this summer at Bere Island and Cape Clear - County Cork; Claddaghduff - Galway; and Castlegregory - Kerry. The Office International des Épizooties (OIE), the world animal health organisation, said movement controls have been introduced within Ireland, and officials have been ordered to ...
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