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An outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found in Al Biqa province. Twenty thousand birds died and over 100,000 more were destroyed on the farm in Sariin Tehta, Bekaa. The outbreak is thought to have…
Niger has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus among poultry, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday, as the disease continues to hit flocks across West Africa. Niger’s veterinary services submitted…
Cameroon’s government says that the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has reappeared in Cameroon after an 8-year absence. Livestock minister Dr. Taiga said one person is hospitalized and Cameroon has reported the death of at least 15,000…
About 1,30,000 chickens on a farm in Karnataka’s Bidar district will be culled as a precautionary measure after a lab report identified the avian influenza (H5N1) virus as the reason behind deaths of thousands of chickens there. “We received…
A southwestern Missouri turkey farm where bird flu was found remains quarantined after 39,000 of its birds were destroyed last week as a precaution, agricultural officials said Wednesday. The H5N1 strain of the virus, detected during a routine inspection…
An outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found in Lebanon. The farm, in Al Biqa province, held 80,000 birds and experienced abnormal mortality. The farm unit was immediately put under quarantine. 20,000 birds died and…
Iraq this week reported six outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu that happened from mid-December to early February, its first occurrence of the disease in nearly 10 years, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. …
Three new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been reported in Plateau province in Nigeria. Over 18,000 birds were culled, and 278 birds died from the disease, in the H5N1 strain outbreaks. The birds affected included pullets…
Bird flu has struck the Sidenreng Rappang regency, South Sulawesi and as of yesterday, the avian flu virus is reported to have killed about 11,000 birds, mostly ducks. The Jakarta Post quoted the province’s Husbandry Agency head Abdul Aziz…
Eighteen new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza were reported in Nigeria last week. The H5N1 outbreaks occurred in Katsina, Sokoto and Bauchi provinces, among others. Mostly layers and pullets were affected, but some broilers, geese and other birds…
