The Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan informed WOAH that the veterinary services will conduct a simulation exercise on foot and mouth disease (FMD) from 26 to 28 October 2022 in Novoivanovka village, North Kazakhstan region.

The Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan informed WOAH that the veterinary services will conduct a simulation exercise on foot and mouth disease (FMD) from 26 to 28 October 2022 in Novoivanovka village, North Kazakhstan region.

The Director of Animal Health of the Republic of Guatemala, informed WOAH that a simulation exercise to test response effectiveness in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in pigs will be conducted from 23 to 26 October 2022 in the Municipality of La Antigua Guatemala, Department of Sacatepéquez.

WOAH reported highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in the municipality of Morelos. The virus was detected in a blue-winged teal that did not show clinical signs, during active epidemiological surveillance of avian influenza in wild birds.