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H5N1 detected in a cat and rats during a backyard poultry outbreak in Illinois
A highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) outbreak that killed almost an entire backyard poultry flock in Illinois was accompanied by fatal infections in a domestic cat and ra...
African swine fever is becoming a long-term management problem in endemic regions
African swine fever control strategies may need to evolve as the virus shifts from explosive outbreaks towards persistent circulation in some regions. A new perspective in Front...
Avian influenza in summer 2026: low activity in European birds, but continued spread in mammals worldwide
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) remained at relatively low levels in European birds during summer 2026, but the global picture was more dynamic. The latest joint ECDC-...
Shamonda virus spreads across Europe as concern shifts towards fetal infection and congenital disease
In less than two months, Shamonda-Europe virus has spread widely across western and central Europe. Initially detected mainly in cattle with fever, diarrhoea and reduced milk pr...
West Nile virus 2026: horses and birds reveal the scale of transmission across Europe and North America
Animal surveillance is providing some of the clearest signals of the intensity of the 2026 West Nile virus season. By 26 September, France had already recorded at least 253 equi...
Foot-and-mouth disease antibodies detected in more than one in four cattle across Africa and Asia
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 67 studies reports an overall seroprevalence of antibodies against foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) of 26.86% in cattle from Africa a...