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The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported three outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5 bird flu among poultry in the northeastern province of Ituri, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday. The virus was detected among ducks…
On the affected farm outside Nyköping, Hemvärnet will assist in the management of the hens that are killed, commissioned by the Swedish Board of Agriculture. The hens affected by bird flu in Nyköping are now killing and 20 people…
A poultry farm in Liujiao Township of Chiayi County, southern Taiwan, was confirmed Monday to be infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, leading to the culling of 13,349 birds, the county’s Livestock Disease Control Office said. This…
The Georgia Department of Agriculture reports that the state’s first case of avian influenza (bird flu) has been found in Chattooga County. Chickens, part of a flock of 18,000 birds at a commercial poultry breeding operation tested positive for…
The chicken cull sparked by the nation’s latest bird flu outbreaks fell short of the originally planned goal of 300,000 Sunday as authorities in Miyagi and Chiba prefectures opted to settle for roughly 209,000 and 62,000 chickens, respectively. The…
Bird flu has now been confirmed in three Southern states, but officials say the nation’s poultry supply isn’t at risk. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that it’s temporarily banning the transportation of poultry after a form of…
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…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s northeastern state of Kelantan on Wednesday (Mar 15) declared a disaster to fight the outbreak of H5N1 avian flu after the virus spread to two more districts – Pasir Putih and Bachok. The highly pathogenic bird…
Nepal has reported firmed an outbreak of severe H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm in the Koshi region, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from the Nepalese authorities. The virus killed…
VIET NAM – Viet Nam reported outbreaks of avian flu H5N1 and H5N6 in northern Cao Bang province, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) said on Monday. Accordingly, in 34 households in Quoc Toan community, Cao Bang’s…