The South Africa foot-and-mouth disease outbreak has extended to five provinces, prompting authorities to order over 900,000 vaccine doses and consider disaster-level response. Quarantine in major feedlots and export bans threaten the country’s cattle sector and beef exports.
The recent shifts in U.S. COVID vaccine recommendations by Health Secretary RFK Jr. and CDC have created confusion over who should get boosters and what insurers cover, especially for children and pregnant women. With insurers awaiting ACIP guidance ahead of the late‑June meeting, the healthcare system braces for uncertainty.
Brazil bird flu case ruled out at a commercial chicken farm in Rio Grande do Sul after extensive testing. With only one confirmed farm outbreak and strong biosecurity, the poultry sector braces for renewed exports and industry-wide resilience.
