A 20-year-old woman who was hospitalised in Taiwan in May 2013 with shortness of breath has been found to be infected with a novel H6N1 avian influenza virus subtype.

Chinese researchers announced Saturday they had successfully developed the vaccine for the H7N9 bird flu virus, after the flu strain had left more than 130 people infected, with 45 fatalities repor

The result of examination of the presence of Canine Distemper Virus (CDR) or Pestes Des Petitis Ruminants Virus (PPVR) in Asiatic lion has brought in relief for forest officials.

Despite a relatively successful vaccination campaign undertaken by the Animal Disease Control Project of the government, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks have been reported from different par

The State government has formed an eight-member expert committee which will look into the death of cattle due to the rapidly spreading viral infection of foot and mouth disease.

Animal Husbandry Minister T B Jayachandra said on Monday the committee would investigate the causes for the spread of the disease, and what should be done to prevent it in the future. Dr R N Sreenivas Gowda, the former vice-chancellor of Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries University, will head the panel.

Ban on entry of cattle from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

With the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease getting confirmed in Kerala, entry of cattle (cows, bulls, and buffaloes) from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu into Kerala has been banned.

The deadly foot-and-mouth disease, which claimed over 700 cattle this year in the state, is becoming a major cause of worry.

The toll shot up from 456 last week to 730, more than the total number of deaths reported in the past seven years. Low subscription of the available vaccination could well be the reason for the outbreak.

China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced on Tuesday that foot-and-mouth disease infections have been confirmed in cattle in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

A portion of the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP), which draws thousands of tourists everyday, will be closed following the sudden outbreak of foot and mouth (F and M) disease.