Animal Diseases

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

Over 2.84 mln pigs in Vietnam culled amid African swine fever spread

African swine fever (ASF) has stricken 61 localities across Vietnam, leading to the culling of over 2.84 million pigs or 10.3 percent of the country's total pig population, Vietnam News Agency reported on Tuesday. Southern Tra Vinh province has become the latest Vietnamese locality hit by ASF, the provincial authorities …

Primary structural differences at residue 226 of deer and elk PrP dictate selection of distinct CWD prion strains in gene-targeted mice

Although the unifying hallmark of prion diseases is CNS neurodegeneration caused by conformational corruption of host prion protein (PrP) to its infective counterpart, contagious transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) results from shedding of prions produced at high titers in the periphery of diseased cervids. While deer and elk PrP …

African Swine Fever hits Delmas

African Swine Fever (ASF) has broken out among pigs in Delmas, Mpumalanga, according to national Department of Health animal health director Mpho Maja. The outbreak was detected over the weekend when farmers noticed that some of their animals showed signs of the disease. Signs of the disease are, among others, …

China finds more cases of African swine fever on Hainan island

China has detected new cases of African swine fever in six farms across four locations in Hainan province, the agriculture ministry said on Sunday, adding to two earlier cases of the contagious disease identified in the province on Friday. The disease, which is fatal to pigs but harmless in humans, …

Frogs, salamanders and toads suffering ‘catastrophic population decline’, scientists say

Amphibians across the world are experiencing “catastrophic population declines” from a widening range of interacting pathogens, scientists say. Fungal disease chytridiomycosis is thought to have caused the extinction of 90 amphibian species around the world and the marked decline of at least 491 others over the last 20 years. According …

African Swine Fever detected in the North West

Zeerust in the North West has reportedly been hit by an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. It was reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Wednesday, according to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. "The virus is endemic in wildlife in the ASF-controlled area (shown in …

Kenya: Nakuru Begins Anthrax Vaccinations After Buffalo Deaths

Following the deaths of 10 buffaloes at Lake Nakuru National Park, vaccination to combat the deadly anthrax disease kicked off Thursday morning at Naishi in Molo. County Director of Veterinary Services Mr Enos Amunynzu said the exercise will continue until the disease is contained. He said they would cover Solai, …

South Africa reports farm outbreak of African swine fever - OIE

South Africa has detected an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in North West province, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday, citing a report from the South African agriculture ministry. The outbreak killed 32 out of a herd of 36 pigs on a …

Malawi: Foot and Mouth Disease a Crisis Mzimba, Government

Mzimba — Government says it has committed K400 million towards the fight against foot and mouth disease outbreak in Mzimba District. Deputy Director of Animal Health and Field Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Food Security, Dr. Gilson Njunga, disclosed the development in the district Tuesday when he …

Foot and mouth disease affects cattle in eastern Zambia

Foot and mouth disease has broken out in two districts of eastern Zambia, with over 1,000 animals affected so far, state-run news agency reported on Tuesday. The highly contagious viral disease has broken out in Vubwi and Lundazi districts, forcing the government to restrict the movement of animals in the …

Scientists ID chemicls that may help fight cattle disease

Researchers have identified chemicals in odor from animal dungs that help breeding of stable flies, a discovery that could help fight trypanosomiasis, a deadly cattle disease. The researchers at the Nairobi-based International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), in collaboration with South Africa's University of Pretoria, said Tuesday the …

Malawi: Foot and Mouth Disease Hits Mzimba As Govt Restricts Likestock Movement

Government has suspended the sale and movement of animals in some parts of Mzimba following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Livestock movement restricted in the wake of foot and mouth disease scare Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development said the affected area is Champhira Extension Planning Area …

Namibia: Bird Flu Continues to Wipe Out Penguins

HIGHLY pathogenic avian influenza continues to wipe out penguins at the Halifax Island beach near Lüderitz. The Lüderitz Maritime Research Group estimated on its Facebook page that more than 500 penguins have died since the first bird flu outbreak towards the end of last year. "Unfortunately, there is another confirmation …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding infections in the eyes of bharals ((Himalayan Blue Sheep) in Gangotri National Park, Uttarakhand, 27/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaurav Kumar Bansal Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 27/02/2019 regarding infections in the eyes of bharals ((Himalayan Blue Sheep) in Gangotri National Park, Uttarakhand. NGT has been informed that Wildlife Institute of India (WII) have conducted surveys between …

65 swine flu deaths last week push toll to 377, over 12,000 infected: Govt

The Health Ministry has asked state governments to bolster their surveillance for early detection of the disease and keep beds reserved in hospitals to deal with acute cases Sixty-five people succumbed to H1N1 virus in the country last week, pushing the death toll due to swine flu this year to …

Long distances, lack of test labs behind swine flu spike in Rajasthan

Until January 13 this year, 49 people died of the disease across the country, and 1,694 cases were reported. Rajasthan topped the list with 31 deaths. It was only after 50-year-old Dariya Kanwar died that her family discovered she had contracted swine flu. A resident of Solankiyatala village in Jodhpur …

No humans infected with bird flu in Bihar so far

PATNA: No case of humans getting infected with the bird flu virus has been detected in Bihar so far, a senior state government official said. "Among the reported cases of suspected or confirmed bird flu, we have not come across with any such incident (of humans getting infected with the …

Sharp increase in swine flu cases at PGIMS

Don’t panic, be cautious, undergo vaccination, say experts A significant increase has been registered in the number of swine-flu cases at the PGIMS, Rohtak, this year, though doctors maintained that there was no need to panic and people just needed to be cautious and take vaccinations for the disease. Dr …

Vacancies weaken vigil as monkey fever spreads

BENGALURU: Key posts pertaining to prevention and awareness of monkey fever have remained vacant in Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada districts, where field stations have been set up to track prevalence of the disease and follow up on identified cases. The vacant posts include that of three medical officers …

H1N1 mortality rate highest in Madhya Pradesh

BHOPAL: Every fourth person detected with H1N1 infection died in Madhya Pradesh last year, making it one of the worst performing state in the country, while dealing with the virus. Though the number of H1N1infection drastically dropped from 802 (in 2017) to 80 (in 2018), the mortality rate doubled, according …

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