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Nepal culls nearly 570,000 birds as H5N1 outbreak spreads to 11 districts and more than 100 farms

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Authorities have also destroyed 989,000 eggs and closed the country's only zoo in Kathmandu after the virus was detected in a dead crow found on the premises.

More than 250 pigs in Gorkha, Nepal, dead from ASF

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

More than 250 pigs have died of African swine fever (ASF) in Gorkha, Nepal.

Singapore-based scientists create oral vaccine to protect fish against nervous necrosis virus

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in Singapore, together with researchers from the Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, have developed a novel oral vaccine for fish that can protect them against nervous necrosis virus (NNV) and be implemented in an effective, efficient and practical way to immunis ...

WOAH publishes new guidelines to support evidence-based vaccine use for ASF

Monday, June 29, 2026

As African swine fever (ASF) continues to affect pig production, animal health systems, and safe trade worldwide, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has published new guidelines to support evidence-based vaccine use.

Hundreds of poultry birds in France killed by extreme heat

Monday, June 29, 2026

Extreme heat in France has killed hundreds ‌of thousands of poultry, overwhelming carcass collection services and prompting authorities to consider on-farm burial in the two biggest poultry-producing regions, agricultural organisations said.

ASF outbreak in the Philippines' Negros Occidental triggers movement bans across Visayas provinces

Monday, June 29, 2026

Four provincial governments have imposed restrictions on live hog and pork movements as laboratory-confirmed cases spread from San Enrique municipality, where around 500 pigs have died.

Philippines expects commercial release certification for Vietnamese ASF vaccine by Q3 2026

Friday, June 26, 2026

The AVAC live vaccine, once approved, will be distributed through biologics stores and veterinary outlets registered with the Bureau of Animal Industry, as the country's hog industry continues its recovery from seven years of ASF losses.

Vietnam's Dong Nai culls over 1,900 pigs after African swine fever confirmed at contract farm

Friday, June 26, 2026

The outbreak at a household-operated contract facility in Tan Phu Ward was linked to an open housing system that allowed insect exposure, with authorities warning the disease situation may remain complicated in coming months.

Hog farmers in Philippines advised to prepare for ASF during start of rainy season

Friday, June 26, 2026

Local hog farmers in the Philippines should prepare for the possible spread of African swine fever (ASF) during the onset of the rainy season, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said.

Norwegian initiative using gene-editing tech to identify genetic mechanisms behind sea lice resistance

Friday, June 26, 2026

A Norwegian research initiative is using CRISPR gene-editing technology to identify the genetic mechanisms behind sea lice resistance, with the goal of improving Atlantic salmon health, welfare and sustainability.