PARIS (Reuters) -South Africa has reported outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on ...

South African authorities have confirmed new outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain on two poultry ...

More than 630 million birds have either died from avian influenza or been culled due to it over the last two decades, according to the agency's first annual State of the World's Animal Health report.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) considers a bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm in Brazil as "resolved," a ...

The World Bank Group’s evaluation underscores the urgent need for global investment in epidemic and pandemic preparedness through integrated One Health strategies, stronger health systems, and rapid ...

The World Organisation for Animal Health, based in Paris, is expected soon to declare Brazil free of foot-and-mouth disease. The move “will totally change Brazil’s image”, ...

Widespread animal vaccination could help control the spread of diseases like bird flu, protecting public health and trade, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health. While vaccination ...

Malta has been declared free of Newcastle disease, according to a June 25 report from the World Organisation for Animal ...

Newcastle disease continues to be present in Poland, with the latest flock to be affected in a broiler flock in Palubice.

Last year, Emmanuelle Soubeyran took the helm at the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as one such pathogen was making headlines the world over: H5N1, otherwise known as bird flu, which ...

Zoonosis, which occurs when humans contract animal diseases, has long been identified by the World Health Organisation as one of the most serious threats to public health. Scientists say there is ...

Paris, June 11 (BNA): Dr. Fajr Al Salloum, Director of the Animal Health Directorate at the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture and Vice President of the World Organisation for Animal ...