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Israel has reported an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu virus in the north of the country, two months after declaring a series of similar outbreaks earlier this year had been resolved, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on…
Hong Kong authorities quarantined 18 fellow passengers of a South Korean man who arrived in the city infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. The Chinese city’s health authorities said Saturday the 18 are quarantined in the Lady…
One new Minnesota turkey farm has been hit by bird flu, raising the state’s total to 85 since the outbreaks were first confirmed in early March. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says the latest case is in Swift…
The number of people confirmed to have contracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, increased to seven on Thursday, and the authorities said another person suspected of having the virus had left voluntary home quarantine to take a trip to…
4 MILLION birds to be killed in new outbreak of avian flu in Iowa, USA
While poultry farmers continue to suffer massive losses due to an outbreak of bird flu, the Belize Poultry Association says it is resisting the temptation to increase prices. But losses are mounting and Ministry of Health officials estimate than…
The most common disease is foot-and-mouth but a new virus that causes lumpy skin has also raised concern The war in Syria has forced many people to look for safety in Lebanon but there are now concerns about the farm…
No fewer than 160 poultry farms were quarantined and 400,000 birds culled, since the outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in Plateau four months ago. Mr John Dasar, the Chairman, Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria (PAN) in the state,…
Three more avian influenza outbreaks were reported Tuesday, including two turkey farms in Buena Vista County and an egg-laying facility in Sioux County. That pushes to 28 the total number of outbreaks in Iowa, the state Department of Agriculture…
Turkey’s Health Minister Mehmet Müezzinoğlu said on Monday that his ministry is on alert after bird flu was discovered in a neighborhood in the bandırma district of Balıkesir province. In remarks to reporters during a visit to the northwestern…
