In September 2025, the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food released the updated official vaccination plan for the 2025–2026 campaign against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). France ...

A study published in bioRxiv investigated whether H5N1 viruses generally possess the capacity to adapt to bovine cells or whether this ability is restricted to specific clades and genotypes. Using ...

Over 700,000 turkeys died or were culled in September following avian influenza outbreaks on 18 farms. This sharp rise in outbreaks came after a relatively quiet period between March and August of ...

France has been experiencing a significant shortage of table eggs in recent weeks, following a sharp increase in consumer demand. In 2024, average per capita consumption reached 226 eggs, a 4.7% rise ...

A large cross-sectional study published in JAMA Pediatrics evaluated the long-term impact of HPV vaccination over 17 years in adolescent girls and young women, many at elevated risk for HPV infection.

In 2024, 1,665 human Salmonella cases were confirmed in the Netherlands, a clear increase compared with 2023 (1,516 cases) and above the pre-pandemic baseline of 2016-2019 (average ~1,322 cases). The ...

New research from southern Italy suggests that eating large amounts of poultry may increase the risk of early death, particularly from gastrointestinal cancers. The study, published in Nutrients, ...

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) annual report shows notable shifts in Salmonella isolations across poultry species in Great Britain during 2024. In c ...

Clade 2.3.4.4b H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to cause devastating global losses in poultry, with turkeys being among the most vulnerable species. Turkeys require a lower ...

H5N1 has spread rapidly across the Americas since 2021, causing unprecedented mortality in wild birds and marine mammals. Yet, human deaths remain far fewer than in previous H5N1 outbreaks.

In the first half of September, a new wave of avian influenza outbreaks was reported in the United States, primarily affecting commercial turkey flocks. Of the 12 detected outbreaks, 10 occurred in ...

Spain has recently lost its official status as “free from avian influenza” following the emergence of several outbreaks across different poultry farms. The most recent detection of highly pathogenic ...