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Article: Iraq at risk from Rift Valley Fever -- FAO starts emergency project.
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- July 18, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-18 July 2001-UN: Iraq at risk from Rift Valley Fever -- FAO starts emergency project (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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ROME -- (FAO) -- Rift Valley Fever is threatening livestock and even people in Iraq, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement issued today.
"The disease is usually found in Africa, but it has recently been diagnosed in the Middle East," said Roger Paskin, FAO Animal Health Officer. "Yemen and Saudi Arabia are currently infected, and there is a real danger that the virus could spread into Iraq. There is a need to monitor the situation very closely in order ...