Uganda has launched a malaria vaccination campaign in Apac District, northern Uganda. This makes Uganda the 19th country in Africa to introduce the malaria vaccine into routine immunisation, and it ...

March saw a significant decline in bird flu cases across the US, with only four laying flocks (commercial table egg pullets and commercial table egg layers) reporting diagnoses, compared to 21 and 22 ...

The European Union (EU27), along with Iceland and Norway, has collected and reported data on both the sales and use of antimicrobials in animals within their countries. The report, European Sales and ...

Given their role in bridging domestic environments and wildlife, cats serve as potential sentinels for assessing exposure to HPAIV. A recent study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of these viruses ...

Foodborne illnesses represent a significant public health challenge in the United States, with over 9 million cases attributed to major pathogens each year. Effective prevention of these illnesses is ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases, researchers conducted an investigation into free-ranging bobcats (Lynx rufus) in New York, USA. The study revealed widespread exposure ...

A new paper published in Nature Medicine investigates how previous exposure to influenza viruses influences immune responses to H5N1, with a particular emphasis on immune imprinting. Historically, ...

The United States has reported its first outbreak of H7N9 avian influenza on a poultry farm since 2017, as stated by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). The highly pathogenic avian ...

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza has been identified in a sheep in the UK. This marks the first instance globally of this variant being found in a sheep. The Chief Veterinary Officer of the UK has ...

CDC has sequenced the virus from the most recent Ohio human case. Sequencing indicates this is a clade 2.3.4.4b virus of the D1.3 genotype. D1.3 viruses, like D1.1 viruses, originated from A3 genotype ...

The H5N1 influenza virus poses a significant threat to public health due to its potential to shift from an epidemic to a pandemic. Since its emergence in the 1990s, H5N1 has demonstrated a concerning ...

On 18 February, highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a poultry farm in Sint-Gillis-Waas (East Flanders). Two outdoor cats of the poultry keeper were also infected with the virus, probably ...