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Japan’s Miyazaki prefectural government has ordered the culling of 42,000 chickens on a farm after a second bird flu outbreak, media reported Monday. Chickens at the poultry farm in the Uranomyo area in Miyazaki tested positive for the H5 strain…
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The flu is rearing its ugly head this season. Sadly, 15 children have died from the virus — and the CDC fears that this is just the beginning. With no end in site, the flu continues to run rampant…
A patient is being assessed for possible symptoms of Ebola at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. The person is being kept in isolation and the result will be known in around 24 hours. The patient had recently been in…
The UK is likely to be faced with a handful of Ebola cases in the coming months, but the country is “well prepared”, the chief medical officer has urged. Dame Sally Davies’ reassurances come after an NHS worker who…
Commercial poultry producers say they’re concerned the outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu virus found in Washington and Oregon will hurt exports by prompting some nations to impose trade barriers. “It’s probably going to be a problem anyway because…
Four people have died after contacting bird flu in Libya over the last few days, says the health minister of the country’s internationally recognized government. Rida al-Awkali made the announcement on Saturday, adding that a fifth person is also…
Hong Kong hospitals raised alert levels Sunday, as a woman diagnosed with the deadly H7N9 avian flu virus was in a critical condition. The 68-year-old woman was hospitalized on Dec. 25 after returning from the southern Chinese city of…
The city woke up to six positive cases of swine flu on Saturday taking the total number of confirmed cases to 62 in Telangana. While the condition of five among them is yet to be ascertained, one of the…
It will be a cautious Christmas for avian farmers in the Fraser Valley, with “bio-security” precautions taking precedence over traditional festive gatherings. Nearly 250,000 chickens and turkeys are either dead or set to be euthanized due to avian flu, which…
