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H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found at fifteen more locations in Nigeria. The outbreaks affected six backyard and nine farm premises in the Plateau and Kano regions. Mostly layers were affected, but also some broilers and turkeys.…
Avian Influenza, popularly referred to as bird flu, is now in 18 states in Nigeria and has affected over 2.5 million chickens resulting in the loss of several billions of Naira, the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science has said. …
FARMERS are to slaughter over 40,000 chickens after a bird flu scare rocked Scotland A case of H5N1 avian influenza – potentially fatal to both birds and humans – was discovered at Craigies Poultry Farm in Fife. The cull…
Nigeria has reported more outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in its Kano and Delta regions. One outbreak of the H5N1 strain on a farm in the Delta region caused 7973 deaths in a flock comprising broilers, layers and…
There have been another five outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The outbreaks were of the H5N1 serotype, and affected two farms and three backyard holdings. Two of the backyard outbreaks affected…
Cases of bird flu in France have doubled since Friday, with the Ministry of Agriculture announcing a total of 61 early yesterday afternoon (22 December) compared with 30 at the end of last week. In a web statement, the…
Health authorities in the central province of Nghe An have culled more than 2,365 chicken after many of them were found infected with two dangerous strains of bird flu. The birds from two farms in Yen Thanh and Dien…
Two outbreaks of H5N1 avian flu have hit thousands of ducks in Siem Reap and Battambang provinces, according to data from the World Organisation for Animal Health published on Monday. About 2,100 infected ducks died in Battambang and 180…
Another outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza has caused the deaths of 1000 birds in Nigeria. The outbreak affected both 14-month-old layers and 8-week-old broilers on a farm in the Rivers area. Another 2500 birds were destroyed to…
Nam Dinh Province in northern Vietnam has announced an outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu virus H5N6 at two communes. A statement from the province, which is around 90 kilometers from Hanoi, said it has culled more than…
