The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has confirmed foot and mouth disease (FMD) in cattle and sheep in Lesvos, Greece. According to the WOAH, 288 animals at a mixed farm (38 cattle and 250 sheep) are currently susceptible, with 9 confirmed cases....
In November 2025, Europe’s largest pig producing country, Spain, discovered the ASF virus in its wild boar population. Research lab IRTA-CReSA, located close to Barcelona, found itself in the middle of that all. While playing a pivotal role in analysing blood and...
Dogs can injure themselves in an astonishing variety of ways. It's best to be prepared for anything. Have you ever witnessed a dog fight, a dog getting hit by a car, or a dog falling out of an open truck bed? Has your dog ever sustained a deep cut on his paw pad from...
South Korea is going through a difficult phase in an attempt to get African Swine Fever (ASF) under control. In the 1st 3 months of 2026, at least 148,000 pigs had to be culled on 24 farms. In addition, almost 500 tons of feed are being destroyed in as authorities...
In the US, the first known case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy herd in Wisconsin has been confirmed via routine national milk testing. On 14 December, the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) National...
Newcastle disease is spreading to more countries in Europe, and in countries where the disease was already prevalent, the number of infected farms has steadily been increasing. This is according to a report by Defra. In the 7 months till the end of January, Poland has...
A doctor told Heather May she had the flu, but the dog she adopted, a big yellow Lab named Scout, seemed to know something more serious was going on. “I was home resting, and Scout would not leave my side,” May says. “He was on the bed with his head on top of me. He...
Some 17 months ago, scientists detected an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in dairy cattle in Nebraska in the US. The virus spread among cattle but also spilled back into poultry, wild birds, other mammals, and humans. Writing in Nature...
Italy has, between the end of December and the first day of 2026, recorded 43 cases of high pathogenic avian influenza in domestic poultry. Almost half of the infected poultry farms are specialised in turkey meat while 8 hold laying hens, the reports of the Istituto...