The spread of bird flu to an increasing number of species and its widening geographic reach have raised the risks of humans being infected by the virus, the head of the World Organisation for ...

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) is warning that more testing of African swine fever vaccines is needed, triggered by Vietnam's plans to export doses in coming months to fight a ...

Instead of vaccination, controlling avian influenza in wild birds focuses on biosecurity measures, monitoring, and avoiding ...

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 ...

A new strain of bird flu — H5N9 — has been detected in California’s Merced County at a commercial duck operation. According to the World Organization for Animal Health — an international ...

I n late January, scientists at the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the first cases of H5N9 avian influenza in the U.S., on a duck farm in California. The latest strain isn ...

The World Organization for Animal Health reports that over 60% of existing infectious diseases and 75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic. According to the Integrated Disease ...

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said the two outbreaks of lumpy skin disease in Italy and France risk "significant economic losses" for farmers.