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 ...

In an exclusive disclosure to Reuters, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that it is developing a potential plan to vaccinate poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) ...

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 Western Cape Department of Agriculture has reported new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Recent cases have been confirmed in chickens in the North West and Mpumalanga ...

Zoetis Inc. announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) has granted an import permit for a modified live vaccine, Poulvac TRT, to address an increasing ...

In the first half of September, a new wave of avian influenza outbreaks was reported in the United States, primarily affecting commercial turkey flocks. Of the 12 detected outbreaks, 10 occurred in ...