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Environmental nucleic acid testing of trough water detects viral signatures linked to livestock health, research found: Wednesday, April 22, 2026; A newly published paper by the Research Institute for Northern Agriculture (RINA) at Charles Darwin University has demonstrated that simple environmental nucleic acid (eNA) testing of trough water can detect bacterial and viral signatures linked to livestock health, offering a potential new layer of surveillance for th ...

Fresh FMD outbreak strikes multiple provinces in China: Wednesday, April 22, 2026; A new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) recently occurred across multiple provinces in China.

Study by US university academics looks into cardiac puncture blood collection for post-mortem pathogen detection in pigs: Wednesday, April 15, 2026; A recent study, funded by the Swine Health Information Center and led by Cesar Corzo and Marcello Melini at the University of Minnesota, explored the use of tongue tip samples as a viable option for effective disease diagnosis in growing pigs.

Bird flu hits four distircts in Nepal: Monday, April 13, 2026; The H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza, also commonly called bird flu, has spread across four districts of Nepal, a government official said early this month.

Environmental nucleic acid testing of trough water detects viral signatures linked to livestock health, research found
Fresh FMD outbreak strikes multiple provinces in China
Study by US university academics looks into cardiac puncture blood collection for post-mortem pathogen detection in pigs
Bird flu hits four distircts in Nepal

: Monday, April 13, 2026
Taiwan's gets back ASF-free status

Taiwan has restored its status as a self-declared African swine fever (ASF)-free area with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), the Ministry of Agriculture announced early this month.

: Monday, April 13, 2026
Anthrax outbreak forces shutdown of beef cattle farm in eastern Shandong, China

China's eastern Shandong province reported five people were infected with anthrax and a beef cattle farm was shut after an outbreak was discovered in the agricultural province.

: Thursday, April 9, 2026
Workshop focused on improving livestock disease detection held in Nairobi, Kenya

A high-level workshop on improving livestock disease detection has convened in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together government officials, veterinarians, researchers, development partners, private sector actors and farmer representatives.

: Thursday, April 9, 2026
Russia overhauls production of animal vaccines following cattle disease outbreak

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on March 30 overhauling the production of animal vaccines following an outbreak of cattle disease that led to the deeply unpopular mass culling of livestock in a Siberian region.

: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
University of Michigan project looks into preventing bird flu by observing virus' degradation in air

Discovering how the bird flu virus degrades in the air around livestock and how engineering solutions can effect that degradation quickly and efficiently are core aims of a new University of Michigan Engineering-led project funded by the US ...

: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Scientists identify global hotspots for avian flu

Scientists have identified global hotspots for avian flu where dense populations of people, cattle, and poultry overlap within a small share of the Earth's land.

: Monday, April 6, 2026
Philippines looking into setting up Bio-Safe facility in Subic Freeport

The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) is exploring the establishment of a Bio-Safe examination facility inside the Subic Freeport, to bolster the country's defenses against agricultural smuggling and prevent the spread of animal d ...

: Thursday, April 2, 2026
Chile's Sernapesca releases 2025 report on use of antimicrobials in salmon farming

Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) has released its 2025 Sanitary Report and Reports on the Use of Antimicrobials and Antiparasitics in salmon farming.

: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Up to 1,000 birds dead following bird flu outbreak in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

A bird flu outbreak in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, was confirmed on March 23 at the Central Hatchery at Seminary Hills after around 800 to 1,000 birds died.

: Monday, March 30, 2026
Five farms in Morang, Koshi, Nepal, hit bt bird flu

Bird flu has been confirmed at five poultry farms in Morang district, Koshi Province, eastern Nepal, raising concerns among authorities and farmers.

: Monday, March 30, 2026
State-run farm in Chhattisgarh, India, sees 4,400 chicken dead from bird flu

At least 4,400 chickens are reported to have died due to a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak at a state-run poultry farm in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, India, within six days.

: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Township in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, Myanmar, declared FMD-free

Myanmar's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department declared Lewe Township in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, as a foot-and-mouth disease-free (FMD) Free Zone and Prevention Zone, at a ceremony held in Nay Pyi Taw last week.

: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Joint investment of US$401,802 in grant seeks to develop vaccine to protect cattle and swine from bird flu

H5N1 influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has increasingly infected dairy cattle and swine, threatening food security, rural livelihoods, and the economic stability of animal protein markets.

: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Authorities in Kozhikode, Kerala, India, start precautionary measures following bird flu outbreak

Authorities have initiated precautionary measures following the confirmation of avian influenza in multiple local bodies in Kozhikode, Kerala, India.

: Monday, March 23, 2026
South Korea now sees 60 bird flu cases

South Korea has confirmed a new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at a poultry farm, bringing the total number of cases this season to 60, officials said last week, Yonhap News Agency reported.