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Nepal culls nearly 570,000 birds as H5N1 outbreak spreads to 11 districts and more than 100 farms: Thursday, July 2, 2026; Authorities have also destroyed 989,000 eggs and closed the country's only zoo in Kathmandu after the virus was detected in a dead crow found on the premises.

More than 250 pigs in Gorkha, Nepal, dead from ASF: Wednesday, July 1, 2026; More than 250 pigs have died of African swine fever (ASF) in Gorkha, Nepal.

Singapore-based scientists create oral vaccine to protect fish against nervous necrosis virus: Tuesday, June 30, 2026; Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in Singapore, together with researchers from the Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, have developed a novel oral vaccine for fish that can protect them against nervous necrosis virus (NNV) and be implemented in an effective, efficient and practical way to immunis ...

WOAH publishes new guidelines to support evidence-based vaccine use for ASF: Monday, June 29, 2026; As African swine fever (ASF) continues to affect pig production, animal health systems, and safe trade worldwide, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has published new guidelines to support evidence-based vaccine use.

Nepal culls nearly 570,000 birds as H5N1 outbreak spreads to 11 districts and more than 100 farms
More than 250 pigs in Gorkha, Nepal, dead from ASF
Singapore-based scientists create oral vaccine to protect fish against nervous necrosis virus
WOAH publishes new guidelines to support evidence-based vaccine use for ASF

: Monday, June 29, 2026
Hundreds of poultry birds in France killed by extreme heat

Extreme heat in France has killed hundreds ‌of thousands of poultry, overwhelming carcass collection services and prompting authorities to consider on-farm burial in the two biggest poultry-producing regions, agricultural organisation ...

: Monday, June 29, 2026
ASF outbreak in the Philippines' Negros Occidental triggers movement bans across Visayas provinces

Four provincial governments have imposed restrictions on live hog and pork movements as laboratory-confirmed cases spread from San Enrique municipality, where around 500 pigs have died.

: Friday, June 26, 2026
Philippines expects commercial release certification for Vietnamese ASF vaccine by Q3 2026

The AVAC live vaccine, once approved, will be distributed through biologics stores and veterinary outlets registered with the Bureau of Animal Industry, as the country's hog industry continues its recovery from seven years of ASF losses.

: Friday, June 26, 2026
Vietnam's Dong Nai culls over 1,900 pigs after African swine fever confirmed at contract farm

The outbreak at a household-operated contract facility in Tan Phu Ward was linked to an open housing system that allowed insect exposure, with authorities warning the disease situation may remain complicated in coming months.

: Friday, June 26, 2026
Hog farmers in Philippines advised to prepare for ASF during start of rainy season

Local hog farmers in the Philippines should prepare for the possible spread of African swine fever (ASF) during the onset of the rainy season, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said.

: Friday, June 26, 2026
Norwegian initiative using gene-editing tech to identify genetic mechanisms behind sea lice resistance

A Norwegian research initiative is using CRISPR gene-editing technology to identify the genetic mechanisms behind sea lice resistance, with the goal of improving Atlantic salmon health, welfare and sustainability.

: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
South Gyeongsang, South Korea, to launch prevention-focused disease control system over next three years

South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, will launch a prevention-focused, year-round disease control system over the next three years to respond proactively to the constant risk of livestock infectious diseases.

: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Ingham locks down chicken farms in Western Australia following bird flu cases

Poultry giant Ingham's locked down chicken farms in Western Australia after at least two cases of H5N1 bird flu were confirmed on the state's remote south coast and authorities raced to work out whether the virus is spreading nationwide thr ...

: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Pictor: Texas A&M study highlights Pictor PictVet as promising new tool for non-invasive beef cattle health monitoring

Pictor Holdings Inc., a global targeted proteomic platform company, highlighted the publication of an independent peer-reviewed study conducted by researchers at Texas A&M University and published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science eval ...

: Monday, June 22, 2026
Australia detects first H5 bird flu case, completing global spread of strain

No mass mortalities or poultry infections have been confirmed yet, but the detection marks Australia's emergence as the last continent to record the highly pathogenic strain.

: Monday, June 22, 2026
New African Swine Fever cases confirmed in Philippines' Capiz province

The outbreak in Roxas City, Pontevedra and Panitan marks the first resurgence on Panay Island since 2023, with authorities attributing the rise to weather fluctuations.

: Friday, June 19, 2026
Spain's control measures against ASF insufficient, warns scientific committtee

The scientific committee advising the government of Spain on the management of the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak warns that the control measures taken so far are insufficient, and considers it necessary for all autonomous communities t ...

: Friday, June 19, 2026
Canada-Japan agreement aims to maintain trade despite ASF

Canada and Japan announced on June 15 an agreement to maintain trade should there be an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).

: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Vietnam culls over 1,100 ducks after bird flu outbreak in Ninh Binh province

Local authorities have launched emergency vaccination and stepped up surveillance following confirmation of avian influenza in Lai Thanh commune.

: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
H9 bird flu unlikely to cause major outbreak in Hong Kong, China, official says

The controller of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) in Hong Kong, China, Edwin Tsui, said the H9 bird flu virus is unlikely to cause a major outbreak in Hong Kong.

Hundreds of poultry birds in France killed by extreme heat

ASF outbreak in the Philippines' Negros Occidental triggers movement bans across Visayas provinces

Philippines expects commercial release certification for Vietnamese ASF vaccine by Q3 2026

Vietnam's Dong Nai culls over 1,900 pigs after African swine fever confirmed at contract farm

Hog farmers in Philippines advised to prepare for ASF during start of rainy season

Norwegian initiative using gene-editing tech to identify genetic mechanisms behind sea lice resistance

South Gyeongsang, South Korea, to launch prevention-focused disease control system over next three years

Ingham locks down chicken farms in Western Australia following bird flu cases

Pictor: Texas A&M study highlights Pictor PictVet as promising new tool for non-invasive beef cattle health monitoring

Australia detects first H5 bird flu case, completing global spread of strain

New African Swine Fever cases confirmed in Philippines' Capiz province

Spain's control measures against ASF insufficient, warns scientific committtee

Canada-Japan agreement aims to maintain trade despite ASF

Vietnam culls over 1,100 ducks after bird flu outbreak in Ninh Binh province

H9 bird flu unlikely to cause major outbreak in Hong Kong, China, official says

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