Affecting sheep and especially goats, peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a viral respiratory infection that is highly contagious and fast-spreading. This disease is deadly, and occurs in Africa, the […]

Also known as hog cholera, classical swine fever (CSF) is a highly contagious disease of pigs and wild boar. Pigs can become infected with the virus after eating contaminated food, […]

With a worldwide spread, Porcine cysticercosis (PC) is a parasitic zoonosis cause by infestation with the cestode Taenia solium, for which the pig is an intermediate host while man is the […]

African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly contagious hemorrhagic viral disease of pigs and warthogs, characterised by high mortality in animals of all ages. Endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, the disease […]

Infecting wild birds as well as domestic poultry, avian influenza can be either mild or highly fatal and rapidly spreading. Domesticated birds can contract the disease through direct contact with […]

Endemic in many countries, Newcastle Disease affects domestic and wild birds. It is highly contagious and deadly to unvaccinated bird populations. Newcastle Disease is spread to healthy birds through contact […]

GATES FOUNDATION & DFID AWARD GALVmed $51 MILLION TO COMBAT LIVESTOCK DISEASE Edinburgh-based charity the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) is to receive funding of over £31.2million ($51.5million) […]

Steve Sloan, GALVmed’s Chief Executive, completed fact-finding visits to Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania in October 2007 to discuss infect and treatment methodologies for East Coast fever (ECF). Mr Sloan was […]