Latest Livestock diseases News

Bird flu jumped from cows to people. Now advocates want more farmworkers tested

Oct. 30, 2024 16:01 PM EDT

In the heart of California’s dairy country, workers kitted in respirators, face shields and gloves are grappling with one of the largest bird flu outbreaks in history. California has reported 16 human cases of bird flu this month, and worker advocates say the state isn’t doing enough to protect...

Swine fever sweeps Italy's north, threatening production of prized prosciutto and livelihoods

Oct. 02, 2024 07:00 AM EDT

CORTELEONA E GENZONE, Italy (AP) — One of Giovanni Airoli’s sows tested positive for African swine fever in late August. Within a week, all 6,200 sows, piglets and fattening pigs on his farm south of Milan were slaughtered under strict protocols to halt the disease threatening Italy’s 20...

Norway reports first cases of bluetongue disease in livestock since 2009

Sep. 19, 2024 05:27 AM EDT

AAS, Norway (AP) — Norway reported Thursday dozens of confirmed and suspected cases of bluetongue, an insect-borne virus that is harmless to humans but can be fatal to sheep and other livestock, for the first time in the country since 2009. The Norwegian Veterinary Institute said...

Denmark reports cases of bluetongue disease that can be fatal to sheep but is harmless to humans

Sep. 03, 2024 10:22 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark reported Tuesday cases of bluetongue in the country's east, a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease that is harmless to humans but can be fatal for so-called ruminant animals — mainly sheep but also cows and goats. Authorities said the...