South Africa's Minister of Agriculture announces the country's first-ever vaccination campaign against avian influenza, following the issuance of a permit to Astral Foods. This proactive measure aims ...

As South Africa grapples with the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak, feedlots are facing unprecedented operational and ...

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen made the announcement during a media briefing on Tuesday, lauding the permit approval ...

An analysis of mpox virus genomes from individuals infected between 2018 and 2023 has provided insights into how the virus ...

Following a prolonged but ultimately successful application process, South Africa’s largest poultry company has become the ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Sierra Leoneans are worried by the increasing number of mpox cases and deaths that have been recorded in 2025.

The current mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone is the largest ever recorded in the country and the first major epidemic caused by the clade IIb monkeypox virus in Africa. Since a public health emergency ...

Major changes in how South Africa prevents and deals with outbreaks of plant and animal diseases, including foot-and-mouth disease, could be on the horizon. These include possible new biosecurity ...

A measles outbreak has been recorded in Gauteng. More than 180 cases have been reported in the Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni districts. The outbreak has been attributed to a lack of vaccination ...