foot and mouth disease during routine surveillance in a population of 2, 650 animals in a village in along the border with the Republic of Namibia. [...]ASIA (Palestine) Avian Influenza HPAI H5N1An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been reported among backyard poultry in Jerusalem, West Bank. [...]NORTH AMERICA (USA) Avian Influenza HPAI H5N2The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is responding to one probable cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at a commercial laying operation in Sioux County. [...]NORTH AMERICA (USA) Avian Influenza HPAI H5N2An owl found dead in northeastern Wisconsin is the 1st wild bird in the state to test positive for a bird flu strain that has swept through poultry farms in the Midwest. [...]NORTH AMERICA (USA) Avian Influenza HPAI H5N2The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is responding to 3 probable cases and 1 confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Buena Vista, Lyon, and Osceola counties. [...]AFRICA (Namibia) Foot and Mouth Disease14 cattle out of a population of 2, 458 were found to have oral and hoof lesions suspected to be of foot and mouth disease in Ondamayanghete, Ohangwena. [...]EUROPE (Israel) Avian Influenza HPAI H5N1Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 outbreak has been reported among 10-week-old turkeys in a farm in Bezet, Hafazon. [...]NORTH AMERICA (Mexico) Avian Influenza HPAI H7N3Endemic wild birds were reported having been found dead in a nature reserve called in the State of Chiapas. [...]EUROPE (Turkey) Avian Influenza HPAI H5N1H5N1 virus was detected in a poultry farm in Moralilar among birds in a farm. [...]ASIA (Vietnam) Avian Influenza HPAI H5N1An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been reported from a farm in Cai Cui, Vinh Long. [...]ASIA (Myanmar) Avian Influenza HPAI H5N1Myanmar reports an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a farm located in a livestock zone that has 88 chicken layer farms and 50 quail layer farms. [...]AFRICA (Nigeria) Avian Influenza HPAI H5N1Two outbreaks were reported from Rivers and Lagos region among birds in farm and backyard respectively. [...]To view reported cases of animal diseases visit the EMPRES-I websiteEMPRES-i compiles animal disease events, outbreak and surveillance data (including zoonoses) from numerous sources (e.g. FAO representations, FAO reports, Technical projects, OIE reports, official governments, Regional Organizations, FAO Reference Centres and laboratories) for supporting analytic and risk assessments on threats of animal origin including emergent zoonoses.FAO also verifies disease events from additional sources including country or regional project reports, technical reports, scientific articles, partner Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), cooperating institutions, public domain sites, media search engines and web-based animal and human health surveillance systems (e.g. GPHIN, PROMED, Health Map)OTHER NEWSPlan to reform WHO after Ebola to be unveiled by Angela MerkelMay 18, 2015. German chancellor hosts meeting to announce plan for disease-response department after World Health Organizations slow Ebola operation. [...]FAO Raises The Alarm Over Depletion Of Poultry, Food InsecurityThe representative of Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Nigeria has lamented the continuous devastation of poultry industry in Nigeria by avian influenza saying unless robust measures of surveillance and control are put in place, it would continue to pose