The vaccine advisory committee of the U.S. CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has voted to revoke the universal recommendation requiring the vaccination of all newborns against Hepatitis ...

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has released a new, scenario-based guide to enhance the EU/EEA's preparedness and response to zoonotic influenza strains with pandemic ...

A new study published in Microbial Genomics investigates the first documented outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (specifically sequence type ST11) in New Zealand's poultry sector, which was linked to ...

Two simultaneous and unusually severe outbreaks of Campylobacter jejuni infections sweeping through Denmark between July and October 2025 have been definitively linked to Danish-produced chicken meat.

Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) has confirmed the first recorded case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a domestic cat within the Netherlands. On November 19, a kitten found ...

South Africa’s largest broiler producer, Astral Foods, is expanding its avian influenza vaccination programme for breeder chickens to additional sites, following regulatory approval of more farms for ...

A new study published in the Journal of Infection utilizes Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) to identify the sources of Salmonella infections across Europe. The research aimed to assess the relative ...

Australian authorities have confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 is responsible for the recent unexplained deaths of southern elephant seals on Heard Island in the southern ...

The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) has welcomed a significant development: the implementation of the pre-listing system for egg exports to the European Union. The new pre-listing ...

A study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases examined the pathogenicity and host-adaptation features of two avian influenza A(H5N1) genotypes, D1.1 and B3.13, in relation to human infection ...

A Washington State resident has become the first documented human fatality associated with the H5N5 avian influenza virus, a subtype not previously confirmed to cause disease in people. The case ...

A recent bioRxiv preprint examines the pathogenesis and transmission dynamics of the bovine-derived H5N1 influenza A virus (genotype B3.13) during pregnancy in a murine model. Pregnant mice were ...