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Natural England Tuesday confirmed that all the criteria have been met to allow the second of four years of badger culling to start in west Gloucestershire and west Somerset, to prevent the spread of...

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The confirmation of the first two cases of Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) in horses last year has highlighted the need for greater awareness of the disease in all domestic animals. A rabies-like virus,...

To date, the number of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) premises recorded in Colorado and Texas continue to mount as the number has grown to 247. The Colorado Department of Agriculture reported on their official...

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Anthrax has been confirmed in a whitetail deer in southeastern Edwards County. This is the second confirmed case of Anthrax in Texas this year; the first in a deer. In June 2014, Texas reported a confirmed...

El Paso County Public Health Department announced finding a dead wild rabbit  near a prairie dog burrow in in Yoder. Testing on the animal revealed it had contracted and died from plague. Public health...

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FAO told ministers of health and agriculture meeting in Indonesia Wednesday that animal disease monitoring systems require sustained support and have a critical role to play in preventing human disease...

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A second rabbit has tested positive for tularemia in Mesa County. Tularemia is a bacterial disease that can affect humans and animals. Rabbits, hares and rodents are especially susceptible. Humans become...

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A second horse in Lowndes County has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne illness. Public Health Officials continue to encourage South Georgians to wear mosquito spray...

Vietnamese veterinary authorities have announced for the first time at least two outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N6, according to Tuoi Tre News today. The report continues to say...

In a follow-up to the report last week of a human case of bubonic plague in a La Plata County resident, San Juan Basin Health (SJBH) officials say they identified plague positive fleas from a prairie...