Edinburgh-based livestock vaccine charity, GALVmed, shares progress with key donor

(30th July 2014) The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Bill Gates yesterday visited UK charity, GALVmed (the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines) in Edinburgh to […]

GALVmed and Arecor Collaborate to Pursue New Vaccine Formulations for Developing World Livestock

(23 June 2014) New vaccine formulations to combat two major diseases of livestock in the developing world are to be pursued through a partnership between livestock medicines charity, GALVmed and […]

GALVmed call for collaboration to help improve livestock productivity and lift poor out of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

(28 August 2012) During the 19th ALive Executive Committee and General Assembly held in Nairobi, Kenya from 17 to 19 July 2012, GALVmed (the Global Alliance of Livestock Veterinary Medicines) presented […]

Novel vaccine technology to transform protection of poultry and livelihoods of rural poor

(28 August 2012) EDINBURGH and SEATTLE — A key innovation in vaccine formulation and delivery is set to enable much of the world’s poor to protect their village chickens against […]

East Coast Fever

East Coast fever (ECF), or theileriosis, is a serious, often fatal, disease of cattle that causes major economic losses in eastern, central and southern Africa. ECF is caused by the […]

Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia

A highly contagious respiratory disease affecting cows and other similar ruminants, Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is experiencing resurgence, re-emerging in African countries that had been free of the disease. With […]

Hemorrhagic Septicaemia

A major disease that mostly affects cattle and water buffalo, hemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) is a fast-moving illness that can kill animals within hours. Symptoms include high fever, reluctance to move, […]

Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia

One of the most severe diseases in goats, Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is very contagious and frequently fatal. This respiratory disease is transmitted by close contact with infected animals and […]

Rift Valley Fever

Rift Valley Fever 1.       The disease  Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a zoonotic (affects humans) insect-borne viral disease caused by a Phlebovirus. It is transmitted by mosquitoes and other insect vectors. […]

Sheep and Goat Pox

The virus that causes sheep & goat pox (SGP) is highly contagious and is spread through direct contact with infected animals, or materials such as food or litter. The disease […]