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Avian Influenza

USDA invests up to $1 billion to combat avian influenza

Five-pronged strategy hoped to offer relief to U.S. farmers and consumers.

Dairy Cow Health & Disease

Elanco, Medgene partner on HPAI vaccine for dairy cattle

Elanco Animal Health Inc. has entered into an agreement with South Dakota-based Medgene to leverage the company’s vaccine platform technology.

African Swine Fever

Commercial ASF vaccination could start soon in the Philippines

Meanwhile, two more village herds have been infected in South Africa, and the spike in African swine fever cases in European wild boar continues.

Livestock & Poultry Diseases

H5N1 in backyard pigs reveals disease control concerns

A recent case of H5N1 in pigs and poultry on an Oregon farm has highlighted significant concerns about disease transmission and biosecurity on small lifestyle farms, while emphasizing the unique role pigs play in potential viral mutations.

Avian Influenza

Canada government buys human H5N1 vaccines

The doses will be distributed on an as-needed basis, based on a person’s risk conditions.

Avian Influenza

USDA moves to reinstate fired H5N1 response workers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it is working quickly to reverse the firings of several agency employees who are working on the federal government’s response to the H5N1 outbreak.

Avian Influenza

Wyoming woman hospitalized with H5N1

She is believed to have become ill through contact with infected backyard poultry.

African Swine Fever

Swine fever confirmed on farms in Japan, Malaysia

In Peninsular Malaysia, pigs at a third farm have tested positive for the African swine fever (ASF) virus, while Japan has confirmed its first outbreak of classical swine fever (CSF) since October 2024.

Avian Influenza

HPAI vaccine receives conditional approval from USDA

Whether to implement a vaccination strategy against avian influenza in commercial poultry is a contentious issue in the U.S.

Pig Health & Disease

Researchers identify molecule that could prevent PRRS

Researchers from the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources have identified a small molecule that can successfully disable the virus’ mechanisms for reproducing and evading the host organism’s immune system.

Animal Health & Veterinary

CDC: H5N1 antibodies found in asymptomatic veterinarians

Findings suggest there may be H5N1-infected dairy cattle that have not yet been identified, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Dairy Cow Health & Disease

Pennsylvania dairy industry declared free of H5N1 virus

Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced on February 12 that the state’s dairy industry had reached the Stage 4 milestone in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Milk Testing Strategy.

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