Scientists sometimes compare predicting the course of epidemics to forecasting the weather. But there's a major ...

Swarms of desert locusts are moving across parts of North Africa. With unusually heavy rains in late 2024 supporting growth ...

The Department of Agriculture has issued its first-ever permit to vaccinate poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

A study in The Lancet suggests that cuts to USAID could result in the death of 14 million people over the next five years.

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 ...

This week, Trump has said Musk would have to "close up shop and head back home to South Africa" if he halted government ...

South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry farms in the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Wednesday.

LONGDING- An outbreak of the African Swine Fever (ASF) has been confirmed in Luaksim village, under the Kanubari circle of Longding district, Arunachal Pradesh, ...

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

A 25-year-old local scientist captured rare footage showing how one of the world’s deadliest viruses could jump from bats to ...

As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility ...

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 ...