Brazil as a Regional Standard in Animal Health: Advancements and Challenges

"There is no cure, but there is a vaccine. However, the problem with the vaccine is that it provides short-term protection - three, four months," Peter Hostnik from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine explained in Odmevi regarding foot-and-mouth disease, which is currently ravaging livestock in Hungary.

Ebersberg Farmers' Association warns of foot-and-mouth disease

The highly contagious disease foot-and-mouth disease has created panic among livestock farmers in Central Europe. What is the risk of the infection coming to Sweden? DN's science reporter Johan Nilsson answers questions about the dreaded disease.

Brazil as a Regional Standard in Animal Health: Advancements and Challenges

On April 3rd and 4th, 2025, the 51st meeting of the South American Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (COSALFA) took place, a landmark event that represents the closing of the 2021-2025 Action Plan of the Hemispheric Program for the Eradication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (PHEFA). The meeting was a significant step forward in eradicating the disease in the Americas, strengthening the systems for preventing and responding to healt…

BAD LEONFELDEN/ZWETTL AN DER RODL. After outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in neighbouring countries, Upper Austrian farmers and livestock farmers are alarmed - a local sight.