Since the beginning of 2025, Poland has reported 58 outbreaks of Newcastle disease across its territory. Nearly six million birds have been affected. Most outbreaks occurred in broiler flocks. The ...

Since 1997, more than 1,000 human infections with the highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus have been documented worldwide. Although most cases involve symptomatic illness, understanding ...

A new study published in Emerging Microbes & Infections investigates recent outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza virus infections in tigers in Vietnam. The researchers collected samples from dead tigers ...

However, recent reports indicate an increasing number of human cases, suggesting enhanced viral adaptation to mammalian hosts. H9N2 viruses are of particular concern because they not only infect ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At the World Poultry Veterinary Association Global Congress (WVPAC 2025), attended by over 1,800 delegates, speakers called for expanded use of vaccination against avian influenza as part of a global ...

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 ...

In September 2025, the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food released the updated official vaccination plan for the 2025–2026 campaign against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). The vaccines ...

A study published in bioRxiv investigated whether H5N1 viruses generally possess the capacity to adapt to bovine cells or whether this ability is restricted to specific clades and genotypes. Using ...