Category Chickens

55,000 chickens to be killed due to another bird flu outbreak in Tennessee, USA

A second case of bird flu in Tennessee has been reported at a chicken farm, heightening the threat from the disease in the U.S. southeast, the country’s biggest poultry region.   Highly pathogenic avian influenza — which can be fatal…

Deadly Flu Virus Kills 79 Humans And Getting Worse In China

An avian influenza virus that emerged in 2013 is suddenly spreading widely in China, causing a sharp spike in human infections and deaths. Last month alone it sickened 192 people, killing 79, according to an announcement this week by China’s…