Livestock & Poultry Diseases

Avian Influenza

EFSA: H5N1 from US dairy cattle to Europe very unlikely, but vigilance urged

To ensure preparedness, EFSA recommends raising awareness among farmers and veterinarians and strengthening surveillance for early detection.

African Swine Fever

Canada secures ASF zoning arrangement with the Philippines

This arrangement is intended to allow trade to continue from ASF-free areas if ASF were ever detected in Canada.

Antibiotic-free Production

Updated USPOULTRY report shows antibiotic stewardship in US poultry production

The updated report shows continued improved antibiotic stewardship and commitment to disease prevention within poultry production.

Avian Influenza

First case of avian influenza in Wisconsin cattle confirmed

Confirmation was a result of routine National Milk Testing Strategy testing.

African Swine Fever

Spain forms African swine fever expert group

Although the only cases of African swine fever (ASF) to date in Spain are in wild boar in one small area, impacts are already being felt on regional, national and global pork markets.

Latest News

Senators to USDA: Time to prioritize HPAI poultry vaccine

A December 11 letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins pushed for a strategy to counter the current avian flu outbreak.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Swine Health Information Center funds 12 new projects

This effort helps the organization fulfill its mission to generate new intelligence for preventing, preparing for and responding to emerging swine disease threats.

African Swine Fever

Spanish ASF outbreak may be linked to lab leak

Investigations into the cause of recent African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in Spain’s wild boar suggest a research lab is a possible source of the virus.

Animal Health & Veterinary

University project will monitor for New World screwworm

With $507,000 in funding from the California Department of Food and Agriculture, University of California Riverside entomologists will begin monitoring the state for early signs of the return of New World screwworm.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Topical solution to prevent, treat NWS gets conditional approval from FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has conditionally approved a topical solution for the prevention and treatment of New World screwworm larval infections and the treatment and control of cattle fever tick.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Mexico reports latest NWS case was isolated, rapidly contained

After a notification from veterinary staff at an authorized third-party feedlot in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, an isolated case of New World screwworm myiasis was promptly detected and addressed in a female bovine originating from southern Veracruz.

African Swine Fever

African swine fever re-emerges in Spain

After a hiatus of more than 30 years, African swine fever (ASF) virus has been detected again in Spain in two wild boar. Elsewhere in Europe, the disease has hit more backyard pigs in some Balkan states, and South Korea has recorded its first cases on a farm for two months.

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