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Dogs can sniff out citrus greening disease

A Study finds that using dogs to survey for citrus greening disease is more accurate and efficient than current methods. The Springer spaniels were one of the breeds identified as best for sniffing out the…

New TR4 Portal on the CABI Invasive Species Compendium

TR4, is a strain of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc) fungus. Foc has been known to cause Panama disease in bananas since the early 20th century, and has caused major yield loss in bananas, an important staple food in…

Media Release – Ministry of Health Confirms Local Cases of Influenza A/H1N1

Port of Spain, October 2, 2013: The Ministry of Health has received information from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) laboratory of six (6) confirmed local cases of Influenza A/H1N1. In light of these new…