The ICAR-NIHSAD's recognition is a testament to its robust biosafety protocols and readiness to manage emergencies. Such facilities are vital in containing the Rinderpest Virus-Containing Material, ...

FMD is an economically important disease and is spread worldwide but has been eradicated from some regions, including Europe and North America. It is endemic in countries of Africa, South Asia and the ...

The World Organisation for Animal Health has officially declared a bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm in Brazil as resolved. After going 28 days without new cases, Brazil, the leading global ...

NEW DELHI: India has joined an elite global group dedicated to the containment of the Rinderpest virus, commonly referred to as "cattle plague." This group includes facilities from the UK, USA ...

In other outbreak news, the patient count in a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak has grown to 129, up from 112 a week ago. The FDA has not reported the patients’ ages, where they live or whether ...

As measles cases in the United States continue to mount, neighboring countries Canada and Mexico are also experiencing significant outbreaks – all of which have been linked to at least one death.

Two outbreaks of norovirus linked to consumption of raw oysters harvested in Mexico underscored the importance of proper storage and handling of shellfish, according to an investigation published ...

When outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles occur despite highly effective vaccines being available, it’s easy to conclude that parents who don’t vaccinate their children ...

A salmonella outbreak tore through the country last spring and summer, infecting more than 550 people and sending 155 to the hospital. The likely culprit wasn’t raw eggs or undercooked chicken ...

Other states with active outbreaks include Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Tennessee. Measles is caused by a highly contagious airborne virus. It is ...

A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest, federal health officials said Saturday. The August Egg Company recalled ...