Fighting Illegal Imports to Beat Disease Threat
The threat of exotic animal diseases entering a country has led to a raft of legislation from most authorities preventing the illegal import of animal products, writes TheCattleSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

TSE Surveillance
Sally Spence, Technical Specialist, Field Veterinary services and Product Integrity and Sarah Aitken, Veterinary Intern, at the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries looks at the Australian surveillance system for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies,...

UK Cattle Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to March 2008)
By the Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic cattle diseases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network of VLA Regional Laboratories.

UK Cattle Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to December 2007)
By the Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic cattle diseases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network of VLA Regional Laboratories.

Zoonotic Infections in Europe: Trends and Figures
By J Denny of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden, F Boelaert of European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), Parma, Italy, B Borck of EFSA’s Zoonoses Collaboration Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark, OE Heuer of EFSA’s Zoonoses...

Plant-Produced Protein Eases Dairy Cow Infection
By Rosalie Marion Bliss, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. ARS researchers have developed a new approach to thwart bacteria that cause coliform mastitis, an inflammatory udder disease of dairy cows.

Bluetongue Update: Disease continues to Spread in Germany
This GAIN report by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service highlights the continuing effects of bluetongue disease on Germany.

U.S. Consumers Had Short-Term Response to First BSE Announcements
By Fred Kuchler and Abebayehu Tegene, Amber Waves September 2007. USDA. In May 2003, several U.S. Government agencies announced that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE—also known as mad cow disease) had been found in Alberta, Canada.

UK Cattle Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to June 2007)
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic cattle diseases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network of VLA Regional Laboratories.

FOOT AND MOUTH, Surrey, UK: Interim epidemiology report
By Defra - This article is the FMD 2007. Summary Epidemiology Report giving the situation as at 10:00 Thursday 09 August 2007, as published by Defra.

Biosecurity on Dairies – Can We Afford Not To Think About It?
By John H. Kirk, DVM, MPVM, Extension Veterinarian School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis - A recent article in Dairy Herd Management focused on the ten biggest mistakes in crisis communication for all types of businesses.

Subduing Salmonella, Several strategies seem promising
Illness caused by Salmonella isn’t usually fatal, but it can be very unpleasant. This intestinal pathogen, usually transmitted by raw or undercooked foods, can cause fever, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea.