Day: July 23, 2004

Premises Quarantined in Three States, Due to Vesicular Stomatitis

Cases of vesicular stomatitis (VS) continue to be detected in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, but the disease appears to be occurring at lower levels than in previous years’ outbreaks. As of July 22, nine premises in Texas and 11 in New Mexico are under quarantine, due to VS infection. In Colorado, 10 horses and three head of cattle are quarantined on premises in four counties. The viral infection, thought to be spread by sand flies or black flies, can cause horses, cattle and other livestock to develop blister-like lesions that can take several weeks to heal.

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The time is now for RFID watches – LANs – Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com

The time is now for RFID watches – LANs – Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com For more info click on above link RFID, the much-hyped technology that’s turned up on dirty laundry, luggage and even Japanese schoolchildren, has now made its way to posh watches. Winwatch has teamed up with Toshiba to put the tracking tags into wristwatches, with a view to stopping the trade in counterfeit timepieces that sees thousands of pounds ripped off big name watch sellers such as Rolex.

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