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The Chief Veterinary Officer has announced the detection of the 45th outbreak of Newcastle disease (ND) in poultry in the Republic of Poland in 2025, based on the results of laboratory tests conducted ...
A recent study published in Pathogens provides a comprehensive update on Salmonella serovar distribution across Poland’s food chain between 2016 and 2020. A total of 7104 isolates were serotyped, ...
A recent bioRxiv preprint (not yet peer reviewed) examines the transmission dynamics of HPAI H5N1 on 14 dairy farms in California. Traditionally linked to poultry, the virus’s detection in cattle ...
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 ...
This resource on poultry diseases is authored and regularly updated by Dr. Nati Elkin, a specialist in poultry diseases. It includes an atlas of poultry pathology featuring images and descriptive text ...
4 July, 2025 A recent EFSA scientific assessment reviews the emergence and spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 genotype B3.13, focusing on its outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle and ...
Source: Reuters (Exclusive) 21 June, 2025 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 ...
A study published in Science Advances provides a comprehensive phylogenetic and phylogeographic analysis of the North American outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1), which was ...
8 April, 2025 The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced changes to the regulations governing the labelling of free-range poultry meat during avian influenza ...
H9N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) is a low-pathogenicity virus endemic in poultry populations across Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Africa, with sporadic detection in the Americas and Europe.
2 July, 2025 South Africa has launched its first-ever poultry vaccination campaign, a move expected to play a key role in reducing the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks. The ...