Australian researchers aboard the RSV Nuyina have reported unusual mortalities among elephant seals on sub-Antarctic Heard Island, with clinical signs suggestive of H5 avian influenza infection. If ...

Campylobacter is the most frequently reported bacterial cause of foodborne gastroenteritis in humans worldwide, with poultry serving as its principal reservoir. Although broilers are often studied as ...

Board, Australian food ministers are reviewing Proposal P1060, which seeks to update national standards for egg production and processing to maintain eggs as a safe and reliable food choice. The ...

The European Council has adopted a decision defining the position that the European Union will take to promote enhanced animal welfare standards in Ukraine and to reduce or remove customs duties on ...

Swabs collected from three deceased Gentoo penguins at Bahía Yorke (Malvinas) tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). More than one hundred carcasses were observed at the site, ...

In an exclusive disclosure to Reuters, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that it is developing a potential plan to vaccinate poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) ...

A new review article published in Avian Diseases examines Erysipelas, a bacterial disease caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which has re-emerged as a significant concern in laying hens. Although ...

A newly published study in National Science Review by researchers from the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, China, provides critical insights into the infection mechanism of the H5N1 avian ...

At its first meeting in its new composition, the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that influenza vaccines be administered only in formulations that do not contain ...

Avian influenza viruses (AIVs), particularly highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) strains such as H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, have caused significant outbreaks in wild and domestic bird ...

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has reported new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Recent cases have been confirmed in chickens in the North West and Mpumalanga ...