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New Bird Flu Strain Outbreak has Officials Concerned for Washington State’s Wild Birds
Bird flu – Avian Influenza (H5N1) kills 25 cats in Poland, world health chiefs say
Most of those who died did not have access to wild birds and one possible cause of the outbreak is raw chicken contaminated with the H5N1 virus eaten by the animals Bird flu has killed 25 domestic cats in Poland…
Finnish Fur Farms Confirm H5N1 Avian Influenza
The Finnish Food Authority (FFA) announced that H5N1 has been confirmed at five fur farms. These farms are situated in the west central region of Finland. At one of the newly affected farms, the virus was detected in both blue…
‘Largest-ever outbreak’ of bird flu with ‘phenomenal levels’ across UK
There are 40 infected premises across Britain amid warnings that wild birds migrating from mainland Europe during the winter are likely carrying the disease. Half a million birds have been culled as the country remains only a few weeks into…
World’s 1st case of human infection with H10N3 Bird Flu recorded in China
China has reported the world’s first case of a human infected with the H10N3 bird flu, which is usually found in poultry. Health authorities said the risk of a large-scale outbreak is “extremely low.” The patient is a 41-year-old man…
Bird Flu outbreak in poultry on 30 farms from seven states in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in poultry on 30 farms from seven states in Nigeria. The affected states include Kano, Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, Nasarawa, Kaduna and the Niger…
55,000 hens killed due to bird flu in Bulgaria
Bulgarian veterinary authorities will cull 55,000 hens in the northern town of Slavyianovo after a bird flu outbreak was confirmed at a industrial farm there, the fourth since February 3, the food safety agency said late on Monday. The agency…
209,606+ birds killed due to bird flu in Maharashtra, India
Maharashtra has been struggling with bird flu or avian influenza since more than a month. It has reported deaths of over 40,213 birds in the state since January 8 and has culled over 200,000 poultry birds following confirmation of bird…
50,000 birds killed due to bird flu in Algeria
Algeria has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. The virus killed 50,000 birds on a farm in the town of Ain Fakroun…