Animal disease, an impairment of the normal state of an animal that interrupts or modifies its vital functions.
African horse sickness
African horse sickness (AHS) is a highly fatal, non-contagious, infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the AHS virus.
African swine fever
African swine fever (ASF) is a haemorrhagic fever of domestic pigs which usually causes very high mortality within a short time after infection.
Avian influenza
Influenza (flu) viruses (AIV). AIV replicates frequently among birds in a form of low pathogenicity (LPAIV).
Bluetongue
Bluetongue (BT) is a disease in ruminants caused by an Orbivirus that is transmitted by midges. There are at least 24 serotypes of Bluetongue virus.
Classical swine fever
Classical swine fever (CSF) or hog cholera is a highly contagious viral disease of swine (pigs and wild boar).
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is caused by infection with a tick-borne virus, a Nairovirus in the family Bunyaviridae.
Foot and mouth disease
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a contagious viral disease that can spread very rapidly of cloven-hoofed animals.
Lumpy skin disease
The Lumpy skin disease virus is caused by a pox virus of the genus Capripox virus. The genus Capripox virus has three viruses affecting ruminants:
Newcastle disease
Newcastle disease (ND) is a contagious and viral disease affecting many species of birds. ND is caused by a virus of the family Paramyxoviridae.
Peste des petit ruminants
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a contagious viral disease. Small ruminants (goats, sheep) are animals that primarily pay a heavy price to the..
Rift Valley fever
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral zoonosis that primarily affects animals but also can infect humans.
Rinderpest
Rinderpest virus (RPV), a member of the genus Morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae, causes an acute and often fatal disease in cattle and other…
Schmallenberg virus
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) causes congenital malformations and stillbirths in cattle, sheep, goats, bison and possibly camelids.
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