Diseases and Infections

New USDA research advances models for swine coronavirus research STAR IDAZ IRC partner USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) has launched a new research project to develop an organoid co-culture model for enteric coronavirus infections in swine. The project aims to develop an in vitro model combining epithelial and immune cells to better investigate host–pathogen interactions…

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has published updated priority disease lists identifying where vaccination could have the greatest impact on reducing antimicrobial use (AMU) in animals. Developed by the WOAH Ad Hoc Group on the Prioritisation of Diseases for which Vaccines Could Reduce Global Antimicrobial Use in Animals (PROEVA), the work updates previous…

A new STAR IDAZ Research Review brings together the most important capripoxvirus research published between January 2015 and June 2026, providing an evidence base to guide future research, funding and disease-control priorities. Capripoxviruses (CaPV) cause clinically and economically significant transboundary diseases in cattle, sheep and goats and can also affect several wildlife species. These diseases…

The STAR IDAZ International Research Consortium (IRC) Helminth Working Group and LiHRA are pleased to announce that the final project meeting of the Thematic Network SPARC – Sustainable Parasite Control in Grazing Ruminants will take place on 4 December in Brussels. The meeting will bring together stakeholders to discuss how sustainable parasite control can be…

STAR IDAZ International Research Consortium has published a new roadmap for the development of vaccines against contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), now available on the STAR IDAZ website under the Mycoplasmas priority topic. CBPP, caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm), remains one of the most serious cattle diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, affecting more than 20…

Capripoxviruses, including lumpy skin diseases virus (LSDV), sheeppox virus (SPPV), and goatpox Virus (GTPV), are a group of viruses that cause contagious diseases in animals. Characterised by skin lesions, pustules, and other systemic symptoms, these diseases can have a significant impact on animal health, welfare, and productivity. The ability to affect multiple species, including both…

STAR IDAZ International Research Consortium (IRC), in collaboration with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), has published three new survey reports highlighting global research priorities for aquatic animal health in crustaceans, molluscs and amphibians. The reports present the outcomes of the 2025 Global Consultation on Aquaculture Health Research and provide a consolidated, expert-driven assessment…