A new global study mapping human-animal diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and Rift Valley fever finds that 13 zoonoses are responsible for 2.2 million human deaths per year

Chinese scientists have isolated the Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) from swine normally considered to infect only birds

Authorities in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang have culled more than 150,000 chickens following an outbreak of bird flu

 National Animal Identification and Tracing (Nait), a computerised system to trace New Zealand's livestock through the international marketplace, will become operational from July 1

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) are collaborating to combat foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a global scale