Highly contagious disease affecting young chickens and turkeys. Discovered in Gumboro, Delaware in 1962. Caused by infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). Spreads through oro-fecal route and contaminated food/water
H5N1 is a subtype of influenza A virus causing bird flu. Virus spreads through bird droppings and can survive in water. Estimated half a billion farmed birds have been slaughtered. Can infect mammals including humans through bird contact
Founded in 1907 as Hill Rendering Works in Kansas. Produced animal feed, tallow, hides and processed 500 horse weekly. Sold horse meat to Europe as Chopped and Cured
Myxomatosis is caused by Myxoma virus, affecting European rabbits. Natural hosts are tapeti in South America and brush rabbits in North America. Disease causes severe, often fatal symptoms in European rabbits. Virus can be transmitted by insects, direct contact, or contaminated objects
Tsetse are large biting flies found in tropical Africa. They have distinctive wings folded over abdomen and forward-pointing proboscis. Twenty-three species exist in Africa and Arabian Peninsula. Genome of Glossina morsitans sequenced in 2014
Fleas are wingless insects, 1.5-3.3mm long, feeding on blood of mammals and birds. They have specialized jumping abilities, capable of jumping up to 50 times their body length. Adult fleas are brown, flattened, and covered with hard plates called sclerites