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US man dies from the plague

An ancient and highly contagious disease has reared its ugly head over in the US, leading to one man’s death and many more...

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09th Aug. 2020 6:08 PM

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Vet’s dire warning for cane toad plague

“Toads are even toxic after death, so discarded toad bodies still present a significant threat to animals."

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24th Feb. 2020 7:02 AM

CEASEFIRE: 'I want to help but there is nothing I can do'

FARMERS are at crisis point with one of the country's best roo shooters forced out of action in 8-month SDRC development...

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06th Sept. 2018 5:09 AM

Lucas Riley is taking fire at the Southern Downs Regional Council after over "onerous" development conditions that are stopping him from setting up a game meat business in Warwick.

Pig plague worsens in drought

Drought in the Southern Downs is forcing feral pigs to scamper to new territory - causing widespread damage.

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07th Aug. 2018 1:08 PM

SHOOT TO KILL: The bodies of several wild pigs were dumped at Wrights Rd, off of Old Wallangarra Rd.

American kid contracts the ’black death’

A CHILD in the US has become the first human case in 26 years to have been infected with the bubonic plague, leaving...

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16th June 2018 9:06 AM

Modern antibiotics can treat the plague, but if they’re not administered quickly, it can lead to death. Picture: Supplied

Scientists 'can't explain' Black Death plague outbreak

SCIENTISTS have warned there is “something different” about the new Black Death outbreak spreading across the world.

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30th Oct. 2017 5:10 AM

An image of the Ebola virus under a microscope. Picture: iStock Source: iStock

Black Death could spread on flights

NINE countries, including idyllic holiday destinations, have attracted warnings for the plague amid fears the killer...

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26th Oct. 2017 12:10 PM

Action Against Hunger said Monday. Oct. 23, 2017 that 102 plague deaths have been reported since the outbreak began in August and that most of the nearly 1,300 reported cases of plague are of the pneumonic kind, a more virulent form that spreads through coughing, sneezing or spitting and is almost always fatal if untreated.

Hate to scare you but a spider plague is nigh

SHUT all your windows and doors. Australia could be in the midst of a spider plague.

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21st Jan. 2017 9:01 AM

A funnel web spider found in Tom Storey's pool at Wollongbar.

Mural a tribute to M'boro nurses who died battling plague

A MURAL will honour nurses killed by the pneumonic plague.

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30th June 2016 1:06 PM

Maryborough artist Craig Winter dedicates his Kent Street mural to the story of the Bauer Nurses. Photo: Valerie Horton / Fraser Coast Chronicle

Feral pigs in Gympie region in 'plague proportions'

FERAL pigs are in plague proportions in the Gympie region and numbers are exploding at a compound rate of 150% a year.

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29th May 2014 7:05 AM

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