Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) poses a major threat to food security and livelihoods in around 70 countries. Up to 90 percent of herds are infected, and mortality rates can reach 70 percent. Effective and affordable vaccines that provide lifelong immunity make eradication achievable through targeted vaccination and improved surveillance.The Global Eradication Programme for PPR […]
The genetic analysis of the H5N1 avian flu virus in specimens from the nation’s first severely ill hospitalized patient in Louisiana reveals mutations that may enable upper-airway infection and greater transmission, concludes a technical summary from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But the authors of the report, released late yesterday afternoon, say the risk of an […]
Event Date: July 23-25, 2024 Location: Lusaka, Zambia AU-IBAR, under the auspices of the African Union Commission, is gearing up to attend the Second Meeting of the Standing Group of Experts (SGE) on Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) of the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) for Africa. This event will […]
Casablanca, Morocco – April 21st to 23rd, 2024 At the forefront of a determined campaign against one of the most devastating diseases affecting small ruminants across Africa, an essential Inter-regional Economic Community Meeting was convened in Casablanca, Morocco, from April 21–23, 2024. This crucial gathering aimed to discuss regional strategies and initiatives for eradicating Peste […]
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) yesterday announced the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at a dairy cattle farm in Cassia County, bringing the number of affected states to four and adding more evidence the virus may be spreading cow-to-cow. Earlier this week, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection […]
