After more beekeepers began reporting problems, van Engelsdorp started travelling around the country, collecting samples.

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In situations such as the ongoing conflict in Syria, reliance on broadcast witness statements, videos and photographic images and even the analysis of samples brought out of the country will always be somewhat problematic as there is no independent way to verify the information.

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That's when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a network of 50 specialized laboratories across the country for state-of-the-art analysis of samples from infected patients.

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Mr Cooper told the jury his anger at the country's authorities had intensified when his father Clive was unable to have DNA samples removed from the police database, even though he had been cleared in 2003 of assault.

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Commenting on the latest results, Ireland's Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said seven samples of raw ingredients had been tested, including one sourced from another European country that had tested positive.

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