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Ireland tests 19,000 ruminant samples for bluetongue this year as part of widening surveillance efforts
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Ireland's Department of Agriculture has significantly expanded its bluetongue surveillance efforts, testing approximately 19,000 ruminant samples this year.
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Environmental nucleic acid testing of trough water detects viral signatures linked to livestock health, research found
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
A newly published paper by the Research Institute for Northern Agriculture (RINA) at Charles Darwin University has demonstrated that simple environmental nucleic acid (eNA) testing of trough water can detect bacterial and viral signatures linked to livestock health, offering a potential new layer of surveillance for th ...
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Anthrax outbreak forces shutdown of beef cattle farm in eastern Shandong, China
Monday, April 13, 2026
China's eastern Shandong province reported five people were infected with anthrax and a beef cattle farm was shut after an outbreak was discovered in the agricultural province.
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Philippines looking into setting up Bio-Safe facility in Subic Freeport
Monday, April 6, 2026
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) is exploring the establishment of a Bio-Safe examination facility inside the Subic Freeport, to bolster the country's defenses against agricultural smuggling and prevent the spread of animal diseases.
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Joint investment of US$401,802 in grant seeks to develop vaccine to protect cattle and swine from bird flu
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
H5N1 influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has increasingly infected dairy cattle and swine, threatening food security, rural livelihoods, and the economic stability of animal protein markets.
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South Africa gets one million doses of FMD vaccine from Argentina
Friday, February 27, 2026
South Africa is set to receive one million doses of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine from Argentina as part of a large-scale procurement drive to strengthen national outbreak response.
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Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, approves livestock disease prevention plan for 2026
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
The Provincial People's Committee of Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, has approved its 2026 Disease Prevention Plan for livestock, poultry, and aquaculture.
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Livestock disease outbreaks keep South Korean authorities on high alert
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Animal disease authorities in South Korea are on heightened alert as outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), African swine fever (ASF), and highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) continue to be reported across the country.
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South Africa's livestock industry faces worst FMD outbreak in nation's history
Friday, February 20, 2026
South Africa's livestock sector is grappling with the worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country's history, the president of the main agricultural association, AgriSA, Johan Kotze, said on March 18.
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Australian government's management of cattle tick infestations questioned after outbreak in tick-free zone
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
A recent outbreak of ticks in the Cattle Tick Free Zone in Queensland, Australia, has sparked debate on how the Australian government manages infestations.
