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Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana on Tuesday suspended poultry imports from South Africa with immediate effect following outbreaks of highly contagious H5N8 bird flu. South Africa has confirmed outbreaks of avian flu, which is often transmitted by wild birds, on…
South Korea has imposed a temporary nationwide ban on poultry transportation as it struggles to contain an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 virus, which has led to the slaughter of some 190,000 birds. The first case in this…
One of Zimbabwe’s biggest poultry producers, Irvine’s Private Limited, has culled 140,000 birds following an outbreak of avian influenza at its premises which killed 7,000 others, as the government quarantined the affected site to prevent the spread of the virus.…
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…
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…
About 55,000 birds are to be culled after a new case of bird flu was detected on a farm in Suffolk. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the H5N8 strain of avian flu has been…
Two countries in Europe—Hungary and Romania—reported more highly pathogenic H5N8 outbreaks in wild birds and poultry, as South Korean researchers revealed new findings about the H5N6 strain, which hint that Mandarin ducks could be a host species that can spread…
The Department of Agriculture of the Generalitat has ordered the slaughter of the animals belonging to two duck farms located in the municipality of Sant Gregori (Gironès) after confirming the presence of the avian influenza virus. The two farms, with…
All the remaining ducks in Landes, a key foie gras-producing region, will be killed to stop the spread of the H5N8 virus, said France’s Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Fol. Landes produces at least 25 percent of France’s statement luxury…
Some 23,000 chickens are to be destroyed at a poultry farm with a bird flu outbreak. The H5N8 avian influenza virus was found at Bridge Farm in Redgrave on the Suffolk/Norfolk border. A 6.2-mile (10km) control zone has…
