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September 12/2019
The Finnish Food Authority advises caution when importing dogs from Norway
Norwegian food authorities warn dog owners of an unidentified disease that has killed more than 20 dogs in Norway. Symptoms of the disease include violent and sudden bloody diarrhoea and vomiting and…
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September 12/2019
No canine blood diarrhoea outbreak in Finland for the time being
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has reported severe bloody diarrhoea in several dogs in Norway. The cause of the outbreak in dogs is not yet known. So far, no similar clustering in a particular…
No canine blood diarrhoea outbreak in Finland for the time being -
September 9/2019
Annual aerial spreading of rabies vaccine baits starting on south-eastern border
The Finnish Food Authority will begin aerial distribution of rabies bait vaccines along the south-eastern border on 13 September. These will continue for about one month. The goal of these air drops…
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August 27/2019
Research seminar, 10 September 2019: The Finnish Food Authority’s studies on parasites
Research Professor Antti Oksanen, Division of Wild and Aquatic Pathology at the Finnish Food Authority, discusses his ongoing and past research projects. Research Professor Oksanen specialises in…
Research seminar, 10 September 2019: The Finnish Food Authority’s studies on parasites -
August 13/2019
Customs enhances the combat against African swine fever – Customs trains a food detector dog for Helsinki Airport
Customs enhances the combat against African swine fever by training a new customs dog to detect foodstuffs of animal origin at Helsinki Airport. The new food detector dog will be placed at Helsinki…
Customs enhances the combat against African swine fever – Customs trains a food detector dog for Helsinki Airport -
August 8/2019
Defence of doctoral dissertation, 16 August 2019: Human noroviruses: detection in food and new transmission routes
The doctoral dissertation compared different virus extraction methods and developed an easy and rapid extraction method for detecting human noroviruses in food. In addition, the research investigated…
Defence of doctoral dissertation, 16 August 2019: Human noroviruses: detection in food and new transmission routes -
July 8/2019
The KRYPTO project is determining the reasons behind the increase in cases of cryptosporidiosis
The protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium causes intestinal infection, cryptosporidiosis, in humans and animals. Previously, the C. parvum diarrhoea in calves has been rare in Finland, but during the…
The KRYPTO project is determining the reasons behind the increase in cases of cryptosporidiosis -
July 2/2019
Reliable identification of crayfish plague is vital for Finland’s crayfish populations
The Finnish Food Authority has discovered a previously unknown species of water mould in noble crayfish in a small Finnish lake, similar to that which causes crayfish plague. This water mould…
Reliable identification of crayfish plague is vital for Finland’s crayfish populations -
June 24/2019
New method for inspecting the origins of strawberries
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and the Finnish Food Authority (formerly the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira) have developed an analytical method for ensuring that strawberries sold as…
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June 19/2019
Dogs imported into Finland may bring along new infectious diseases
The number of dogs imported into Finland has increased in the recent years. The import of dogs from countries with a different disease situation than Finland can contribute to the spread of diseases…
Dogs imported into Finland may bring along new infectious diseases