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Hong Kong H5N1 bird flu case raises alert levels
19-11-2010 Hong Kong is experiencing its first case of human infection of H5N1 bird flu in seven years, prompting other countries to raise their alert levels.
US songbirds carry low-path AI
08-07-2010 Songbirds such as sparrows and thrushes carry various forms of bird flu and could potentially spread the viruses to pigs and poultry, US researchers have reported.
Bird flu: New mechanism of circulation and transmission found
02-07-2010 An international team of Italy-US scientists reports discovery of a new mechanism of avian influenza virus circulation and transmission in nature.
WHO: New basis for H5N1 vaccine developed
02-06-2010 Scientists have used bird flu virus samples from Egypt to develop a new basis for a vaccine against the toxic H5N1 strain that continues to circulate, the World Health Organization said.
H5N1 virus detected in 8 countries this spring
26-05-2010 According to a survey conducted by the OIE, the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus has been detected in 8 countries this spring. In Egypt, for example, 34 infections were detected...
Poultry diseases around the world
29-04-2010 Poultry diseases of various kinds permanently occur in all corners of the world. Some have regional impact, while others spread further. Let us take a look at an update on the most relevant...
Declaration sets global framework for AI readiness
23-04-2010 Ministers and senior officials from more than 70 countries have agreed on the way forward in responding to avian influenza, preparing for pandemics and tackling newly emerging infectious...
FAO: Avian influenza still a threat
23-04-2010 Although concerted international action has successfully eliminated the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus from poultry in almost all the 63 countries it infected at the peak of the world...
Possible second case of H5N1 in Romania
30-03-2010 In Romania, a second poultry farms is suspected to be positive for the avian influenza virus H5N1.
Another case of H7 on Danish duck farm
25-03-2010 At a duck farm with 2,700 animals in Denmark, the bird flu virus H7 has been detected.
Bird flu in Banke, Nepal
25-03-2010 The District Livestock Office in Banke, Nepal, has verified the outbreak of avian influenza in the region after tests of dead chickens and ducks in the area.
Avian influenza still a threat, says WHO
24-03-2010 The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that newly confirmed human and poultry cases of avian influenza this year are a reminder that the virus poses a real and continuous threat to human...
Bird flu spreading in Nepal
15-03-2010 It has been reported that there have been outbreaks of bird flu in different parts of Nepal.
Low pathogenic avian influenza in Denmark
10-03-2010 At a Danish duck farm in Fuglebjerg, Southwest of the island of Sjælland, the presence of low pathogenic avian influenza type H7 has been reported, according to the Danish Ministry of...
WHO confirms H5N1 cases in Vietnam, Egypt
05-03-2010 The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 8 H5N1 avian influenza cases - 3 from Vietnam and 5 from Egypt, reports CIDRAP.
Bird flu recurs in Vietnam
19-02-2010 Bird flu has recurred in Nam Dinh and Soc Trang provinces in Vietnam with 2 flocks of ducks testing positive for the H5N1 virus, a local newspaper reports.
Egypt reports another H5N1 case
17-02-2010 Egypt's health ministry reported another human case of H5N1 influenza in a 29-year-old woman from Menofia who died infection, according to the Egyptian State Information Service.
New outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu in Asia
10-02-2010 In three Asian countries, the high pathogenic bird flu virus H5N1 broke out, according to OIE reports.
H1N1 virus present in animals in 20 countries
08-02-2010 In the North West of France, H1N1 is found in turkeys. The 8,500 animals are being kept in quarantine.
Cambodia culls bird flu-affected ducks
05-02-2010 Cambodian authorities have begun a mass killing of ducks after confirming a fresh outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
India: Govt culled 100,000 birds due to bird flu
29-01-2010 West Bengal government officials have stated that so far, approx. 95,493 birds have been culled and over 10,189 eggs destroyed, reports state.
Taiwan: Bird flu kills thousands of chickens
22-01-2010 About 7,000 chickens died of H5N2 bird flu on a chicken farm of Changhua County, Taiwan, China Daily reports.
India bird flu outbreak: 26,000 birds culled
21-01-2010 Over 26,000 birds have been culled in West Bengal's bird-flu hit Murshidabad district, a health ministry official said.
Qatar bans on meat and poultry from Spain
30-12-2009 Qatar has imposed a temporary ban on the import of meat and poultry products from Spain, following the discovery of a new strain of bird flu virus- H7N7- in the country.
Poultry connection strengthens H1N1 pandemic
04-09-2009 The detection of an H1N1 virus in turkeys in Chile raises concern that poultry farms elsewhere in the world could also become infected with the pandemic flu virus currently circulating in...
Chile finds H1N1 influenza virus in turkeys
25-08-2009 Chile has detected the H1N1 influenza virus in turkeys, authorities said. It is the first time the virus has been found outside humans and pigs. There was no indication the disease had...
Ducks and rice paddies linked to spread of AI
31-03-2008 Researchers believe that almost all the outbreaks in
Thailand and Vietnam between 2004 and 2005 can be traced to ducks that fed near
rice paddies that had just been harvested.
Biosensor detects AI virus in minutes
29-02-2008 Quick identification of avian influenza infection in
poultry is critical in controlling outbreaks, but current detection methods can
require several days to produce results. A new...
Boy dies of bird flu in Vietnam
28-12-2007 A Vietnamese health ministry official announced
yesterday that a four-year-old boy had died of bird flu, becoming the country's
fifth victim of the H5N1 viral strain reported in 2007.
Vietnamese to make bird flu vaccination mandatory
04-12-2007 From 2008, in 33 cities and provinces in Vietnam,
vaccination among poultry against bird flu will be
compulsory.
H5N1 bird flu: Romania and Saudi Arabia struggling
30-11-2007 An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza has been reported
by Romanian veterinary officials in backyard poultry at a town in the Danube
delta.
Dutch ducklings suspected source of UK bird flu
15-11-2007 Recent reports have indicated that imported day-old
ducklings from the Netherlands are being investigated as a possible source of
the H5N1 avian influenza virus in England.
Netherlands to move poultry indoors
08-03-2007 Veterinary experts believe that migratory birds
represent a serious risk in the spread of the deadly H5N1 avian flu
virus.
Philippines may be leader in food safety
26-02-2007 The Philippines, along with Brunei and Singapore,
remain among a few countries in the Asian region that have not been infected by
the dreaded H5N1 virus.
Rodents and
20-02-2007 Experts agree that the migratory birds triggered the
infections at the four poultry farms in the Miyazaki and Okayama prefectures over the past month. However, they also that the way the...
Brazil is looking south to monitor Al risk
01-02-2007 A multi-disciplinary research group at the University
of Campinas has presented a new plan to the Brazilian government to help monitor
Al-infected species entering the country. Their...
US broiler market: down but not out
30-09-2006 Decreased demand for US poultry exports and a flat
local market, attributed to an unfounded fear of avian influenza, have hit the
bottom lines of top US poultry producers over the past...
New alert in Britain over bird flu
19-09-2006 As thousands of wild birds return to British
shores after spending the summer in the Arctic or in the Russian tundra, vets
and ornithologists are on the alert for a possible outbreak of...
AI prompts broader focus on disease prevention
17-08-2006 With avian influenza monopolising poultry news headlines, one would almost
believe that there are no other diseases worthy of consideration, but in fact
the contrary is true. The industry...
AI prompts broader focus on disease prevention
17-08-2006 With avian influenza monopolising poultry news headlines, one would almost
believe that there are no other diseases worthy of consideration, but in fact
the contrary is true. The...
AI changed the industry in the Netherlands
01-05-2005 Although two years have passed since the Netherlands suffered an Avian
Influenza outbreak, the Dutch poultry industry still feels the effects. The
disease has been wiped out, but the...
Scientists review advances in disease control
27-06-2004 The Western Poultry Disease Conference is one of the major annual meeting
places in the USA for international poultry health specialists. This year the
attention was focussed on...
Thai broiler industry forced to change structure
27-05-2004 The avian influenza epidemic has had a major impact on Asia's poultry
industry. Market structures may change temporarily, but production structures
need to permanently change, according...
Avian influenza in Thailand: learning the hard way
27-03-2004 The AI crisis in Thailand has resulted in the culling of more than 20 million
birds, costing the Thai economy more than 50 million baht in poultry export
earnings. This has provided...
Vaccination accepted as part of an AI control strategy
27-03-2004 The strategy to eradicate high pathogenic avian influenza is to cull all
birds in a wide circle around infected farms. Due to the recent outbreaks in
Asia this has changed. FAO/WHO/OIE...
Screening for avian influenza: do it now!
27-03-2004 The increasing number of avian influenza cases makes regular screening to
detect antibodies against the virus necessary. Elisa test kits make it possible
to perform rapid, reliable...
Avian influenza outbreak hits the industry again
27-03-2004 The poultry industry has been hit again by a major outbreak of Avian
Influenza in Asia. This alarmed not only the veterinary experts around the
globe, but also the World Health...
Bird flu epidemics - What more can be done?
28-02-2004 As predicated, "bird flu" (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza -HPAI) epidemics
are back and spreading - particularly in the Far East during the current 2003/4
influenza season. In the...
