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

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

Spain's control measures against ASF insufficient, warns scientific committtee: Friday, June 19, 2026; 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 to prepare for a possible expansion of the virus.

Canada-Japan agreement aims to maintain trade despite ASF: Friday, June 19, 2026; Canada and Japan announced on June 15 an agreement to maintain trade should there be an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).

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

: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
ASF spreads across multiple provinces in Sri Lanka

African swine fever (ASF), first detected in Sri Lanka's Western province, has now spread to Uva, Northern, and Northwestern provinces, according to K K Sarath, Director of the Western Province Animal Production and Health Department, Ada D ...

: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
India strengthens animal health security with US$25 million grant, launches new livestock census

The Indian government is prioritising enhancements in animal disease surveillance, preventive healthcare, and laboratory expansion to better monitor disease patterns, according to Alka Upadhyay, the secretary of animal husbandry and dairyin ...

: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Sri Lanka reports first ASF outbreak, restricts swine transport

Transportation of swine across Divisional Secretariats in Sri Lanka has been suspended after the country's first reported cases of African swine fever (ASF) at multiple local farms, News 1st reported.

: Monday, October 28, 2024
First modified-live M bovis vaccine for cattle launched by Zoetis

Zoetis, an animal health company, has launched the UK's and the world's first modified-live vaccine for Mycoplasma bovis in cattle, describing it as a "game-changer" for beef and dairy calves, Vet Times reported.

: Monday, October 28, 2024
Philippines' swine farmers cite documentation delays in ASF vaccine rollout

Swine farmers in the Philippines have raised concerns about burdensome documentation requirements delaying their participation in the limited rollout of the African swine fever (ASF) vaccine, BusinessWorld reported.

: Monday, October 28, 2024
Philippine university taps into AI to support studies on ASF vaccines

The University of the Philippines (UP) is harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to help improve studies on vaccines against African swine fever (ASF).

: Friday, October 25, 2024
UK swine industry sees uptick in antibiotic use in 2023

The UK Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) said there was an increase in antibiotic usage in the UK swine industry in 2023, interrupting an otherwise steady downward trend observed since 2015, Pig World reported.

: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Disinformation hampers ASF vaccination rollout for small swine farmers in the Philippines

Efforts to control the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the Philippines are being slowed by widespread disinformation, discouraging small backyard swine raisers from participating in the government's vaccination programme, Philippine ...

: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Norway launches US$1.37 million initiative to tackle complex gill disease in salmon

Norway's aquaculture and fisheries fund, FHF, has awarded NOK 15 million (US$1.37 million) to research preventive measures and develop new tools for evaluating gill function in salmon at the cage edge, Fish Farmer reported.

: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Avian influenza struck poultry farm in Hokkaido, Japan, around 19,000 birds to be culled

Japan confirmed on October 17 the season's first avian influenza outbreak, with authorities identifying around 19,000 birds for culling at a poultry farm on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and implementing quarantine measures for n ...

: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Punjab, India to launch state-wide livestock vaccination drive against foot-and-mouth disease

The local government of Punjab, India, is preparing to roll out a vaccination campaign to protect livestock from foot-and-mouth disease, Times of India reported.

: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Study links majority of US campylobacteriosis cases to poultry, finds rising multidrug resistance

A recent study combining genomic data with machine learning has identified poultry as the leading source of campylobacteriosis cases in the US, with an increasing number of multidrug-resistant Campylobacter strains linked to human infection ...

: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Bulgaria confirms HPAI outbreak in village

Bulgaria reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on October 18, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the deadly disease.

: Monday, October 21, 2024
France raises bird flu risk level to moderate

France has raised its bird flu risk level from "negligible" to "moderate," according to a decree published in the official journal, Reuters reported.

: Monday, October 21, 2024
Researchers in US get three-year USDA grant to create rapid, low cost biosensors to detect ASF

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the United States have received a three-year grant of US$650,000 from the US Department of Agriculture to develop sensitive, rapid, low-cost, and portable point-of-use biosensors ...

ASF spreads across multiple provinces in Sri Lanka

India strengthens animal health security with US$25 million grant, launches new livestock census

Sri Lanka reports first ASF outbreak, restricts swine transport

First modified-live M bovis vaccine for cattle launched by Zoetis

Philippines' swine farmers cite documentation delays in ASF vaccine rollout

Philippine university taps into AI to support studies on ASF vaccines

UK swine industry sees uptick in antibiotic use in 2023

Disinformation hampers ASF vaccination rollout for small swine farmers in the Philippines

Norway launches US$1.37 million initiative to tackle complex gill disease in salmon

Avian influenza struck poultry farm in Hokkaido, Japan, around 19,000 birds to be culled

Punjab, India to launch state-wide livestock vaccination drive against foot-and-mouth disease

Study links majority of US campylobacteriosis cases to poultry, finds rising multidrug resistance

Bulgaria confirms HPAI outbreak in village

France raises bird flu risk level to moderate

Researchers in US get three-year USDA grant to create rapid, low cost biosensors to detect ASF

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