Two new H5N1 outbreaks confirmed in North West and Mpumalanga provinces. • Government plans first-ever mass poultry vaccination campaign underway. • Past 2023 epidemic led to culling of 10.5 million ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

Background: Accurate estimation of the case-fatality (CF) rate, or the proportion of cases that die, is central to pandemic planning. While estimates of CF rates for past influenza pandemics have ...

As of June 16, nine HPAI outbreaks had occurred in Vietnamese poultry so far this year, reported DanViet, citing agriculture ...

Following a prolonged but ultimately successful application process, South Africa’s largest poultry company has become the ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds, as well as poultry products from the Netherlands after it was declared free of avian ...

The World Egg Organisation held a high-level event on 22 May in Geneva, Switzerland, uniting leading voices from animal health, public health, and the global egg industry to address the ongoing ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

The World Bank Group’s evaluation underscores the urgent need for global investment in epidemic and pandemic preparedness through integrated One Health strategies, stronger health systems, and rapid ...

Avian influenza viruses are RNA viruses, which means they mutate and evolve rapidly. New strains are continuously emerging, increasing the chance of adaptation to mammals. According to the World ...

The State Board of Animal Health is requiring people who plan to enter their lactating dairy cows into this year’s North Dakota State Fair to get them tested for the Avian Flu.