Biology

Three die of Listeria infection

SKOPJE -- Three persons died in Macedonia during the past month as a consequence of infection with the Listeria bacteria.

Seven cases in all have been registered in the Balkan country in the same period of time.

Police in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, have arrested a 31-year-old Albanian national in connection to a criminal ring believed to have smuggled large quantities of cannabis out of Greece.

Another two suspects also face charges in the same case, while a fourth is being sought by authorities.

Alarming Results of the Health Study among Serbian Population Serbs Getting More Obese, Drinking and Smoking More

Serbs Getting More Obese, Drinking and Smoking More
22.1% adults and 13,7% children is Serbia are obese, 34.7% population smokes daily, and 54% consume alcohol, regularly, or occasionally.

BELGRADE - The preliminary results of a survey focusing on the health of the Serbian population have shown that 22.1 percent of adults and 13.7 percent of children are overweight, 34.7 percent of the population smoke on a daily basis and 54 percent consume alcohol occasionally or constantly.

By Dimitra Manifava

The Development Ministry is resorting to the tried and tested formula of «gentlemen’s agreements» in order to get the retail prices of commodities such as bread and fresh milk reduced.

Struggling to pair urban and industrial development with environment, the Turkish government’s wild energy policies are threatening the ecological balance in dozens of protected areas across the country.

A flock of 85 sheep in Gortynia, in the Peloponnese, has been placed in quarantine after the animals were found to be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known by its acronym BSE or as “made cow disease,” even though it can also be transmitted to sheep and goats.

No confirmation of West Nile virus

BELGRADE -- The latest report of Belgrade’s Institute for Biocides and Medical Ecology gives no confirmation that mosquitoes in Serbia carry West Nile virus (WNV).

This is the case despite the May flooding and high humidity that provides these insects with favorable breeding conditions.

Switzerland is to ban imports of live pigs and pork from several EU countries, including Bulgaria, in a bid to stop an African swine fever outbreak from reaching the country.

Imports from Bulgaria and Romania and some parts of Latvia and Croatia will be banned as of Wednesday, Swiss food safety authorities said on Tuesday.

BELGRADE – With the May flooding and high humidity in Serbia providing mosquitoes with favorable breeding conditions, the latest report by Belgrade’s Institute for Biocides and Medical Ecology gives no confirmation about mosquitoes in Serbia carrying West Nile virus (WNV).