In this globalized world, the spread of new, exotic and re-emerging diseases has become
one of the most important threats to animal production and public health. This systematic …

African swine fever (ASF) has caused the swine industry of the Russian Federation
substantial economic losses over the last 7 years, and the disease spread from there to a …

African swine fever (ASF) is a notifiable viral disease affecting domestic pigs and wild boars
that has been endemic in Sardinia since 1978. Several risk factors complicate the control of …

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 resurgence has occurred in Nigerian domestic bird
flocks with public health concern. This study assessed poultry farmers' knowledge …

The authors designed a risk-based approach to the selection of poultry flocks to be sampled
in order to further improve the sensitivity of avian influenza (AI) active surveillance …

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has devastating consequences for the poultry
industry of affected countries. Control of HPAI has been impaired by the role of wildlife …

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus incursions from migrating birds have
occurred multiple times in Romania since 2005. Beginning in September 2008 through April …

Early detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in its natural reservoirs is a
prerequisite for preventing disease spread to humans. The risk of introduction of H5N1 HPAI …

The objective of this study was to demonstrate the effects of the nature of the information
collected through passive surveillance on the detection of space-time clusters of highly …

Abstract Introduction: In August 2015, lumpy skin disease (LSD) was notified for the first time
in mainland European Union when it was observed in cattle in Greece. From August 2015 to …