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Recently, the Intergovernmental Veterinary Health team visited Serumwerk Memsen, WDT, the leading tuberculin manufacturer based in Germany. It was fascinating to learn more about the complexities behind providing consistent and reliable tuberculin for testing cattle, a crucial measure in the control of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). We also took the opportunity to ask experts Dr Peter Schaufuss and Dr Ursula Groner questions about tuberculin. Read on for their answers.
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China and Russia continue to suffer outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF), and the disease has now entered Mongolia and Vietnam. Bluetongue (BTV) serotype 4 has been found in Egypt for the first time since 1974. Russia is seeing outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) serotype O, and Uganda and Zambia those of serotype A. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus H5N8 has appeared in various places in the Middle East.
A list of scientific articles published during the last quarter with hyperlinks for ease of access. The focus is on field and epidemiological papers with relevance for those working in this area.
This issue takes a look all the way from how transboundary diseases get into new countries for the first time to what it takes to eliminate them from endemic regions. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, human behaviour holds the key for both spreading animal diseases and controlling them. This is a great challenge for diseases like African swine fever (ASF), whilst improvements are already being seen with others, such as responsible dog ownership as part of rabies control.