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Article: Brazil, Paraguay agree on joint action against foot-and-mouth disease
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 23, 2006
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Brazil, Paraguay agree on joint action against foot-and-mouth
disease
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Brazil and Paraguay's animal
hygiene authorities, on Tuesday, agreed to implement joint policies
to prevent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, in the area close to
their shared borders, according to reports reaching here from
Paraguay's capital Asuncion.
The presence of Paraguayan officials in Brazil is "an important
sign for those seeking a solution," said Joao Cavallero, head of
Brazil's State Animal and Vegetable Hygiene Defense Agency, adding
that "the problem is not just Paraguay's or (Brazilian region) Mato