Monday, 3 July 2017

Togo reports H5N1 bird flu in southern part of the country: OIE

PARIS (Reuters) - Togo reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at a poultry farm in the southern part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from the Togolese farm ministry.


Sunday, 2 July 2017

'Brain training' app improves memory in people with cognitive decline

LONDON (Reuters) - A brain training computer game developed by British neuroscientists has been shown to improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of dementia and could help such patients avert some symptoms of cognitive decline.


Saudi Arabia halts Belgian poultry, egg imports over bird flu

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has announced a temporary halt to poultry and egg imports from Belgium following an outbreak of contagious H5N8 bird flu there, the state news agency SPA reported on Sunday.