WOAH shared update on recent animal disease outbreaks across the globe
World Organisation for Animal Health reports FMD, PPR, mycobacterium TB & Newcastle disease
27 March 2025
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By: According to World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), the following outbreaks have been reported:
CATTLE: China reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in a zone. 1 domestic cattle has tested positive so far, and 72 animals are susceptible to infection. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e9k-_5ua
CATTLE: South Korea reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. 33 domestic cattle have tested positive for the disease. 787 cattle are susceptible to infection. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eNVJEGAH
CATTLE: Slovakia reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in a zone, since it was last reported in 1973. 14 domestic cattle have tested positive for the disease so far. 3,040 animals are susceptible to infection. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eraPiRSB
CATTLE: Israel reported an outbreak of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in a zone. 1 domestic cattle has died from infection, and 32 positive cases have been identified. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eVDBKU9j
DOMESTIC BIRDS: North Macedonia reported the first ever outbreak of Newcastle disease in a zone. 45 domestic birds have died and 9 have been killed and disposed of so far. For more detail: https://lnkd.in/e5uQgSK6
GOATS: China reported an outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) for the first time in a zone. 3 domestic goats tested positive for the disease and have died. 387 domestic goats were killed and disposed of. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eEJPvUG4
