NEW YORK — U.S. health officials are investigating the latest fatal case of a rare tropical disease typically found in South Asia. The unidentified person, who died last month in Georgia, was the fourth U.S. case this year of melioidosis caused by a bacteria that lives in soil and water, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. Federal …
A new state-of-the art quarantine facility is fast-tracking imports of improved banana varieties in the race to save Australia's $600 million industry. Key points: Queensland's new banana quarantine facility could result in a 10-fold increase in imports of disease-resistant varieties Scientists are seeking banana varieties resistant to Panama disease Tropical Race 4 The soil borne pathogen has been found in …
