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US Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in pastries
30-03-2011 A salmonella outbreak in the US appears to be connected to raw eggs, the Rhode Island Department of Health has said.
Japan confronted with a new bird flu outbreak
14-03-2011 On top of all the aftermath Japan is facing following last weeks earthquake and tsunami, Avian influenza has now been confirmed at a poultry farm in the Kanto region, making it the first...
Bird flu strikes back in Indonesia
25-02-2011 Avian flu has returned in Indonesia. Several regions have recently reported outbreaks. Though no one has yet died after the virus’ reappearance, bird flu must not be taken lightly.
Avian Influenza outbreak number 10 in Japan
08-02-2011 The government in the Japanese department Miyazaki culled 190,000 chickens last week due to a new avian influenza outbreak.
Japan: Migratory birds possible cause of bird flu outbreak
28-01-2011 Confirmed infections in both wild and domesticated birds in Japan have jumped suddenly in late January, with five new cases identified on just the 25th and 26th of the month, Mainichi Japan...
Japan: Thousands of chickens culled in bird flu outbreaks
26-01-2011 Japan has begun slaughtering thousands of chickens in the country's largest poultry farming area in an effort to contain an outbreak of bird flu.
South Korea suffers bird flu outbreak
03-01-2011 South Korea has confirmed the first outbreak of bird flu since May 2008 and more than 100,000 birds have been slaughtered as authorities try to contain its spread.
Japanese outbreak confirmed as H5 strain
02-12-2010 The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Japan has confirmed that chickens found dead at a poultry farm in Shimane Prefecture recently were indeed killed by the highly...
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.
Irish Salmonella outbreak linked to duck eggs
16-09-2010 The investigation into the current outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium DT8 linked with the consumption of duck eggs is ongoing, with five new cases in August. This brings the total number...
Markets reopen to South Korean poultry imports
08-09-2010 Hong Kong and Japan have lifted ban’s imposed on South Korean poultry following an outbreak of avian influenza. Imports are to resume this week.
H5N1 virus may persist on feathers fallen from domestic ducks
01-09-2010 Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) may persist on feathers fallen from the bodies of infected domestic ducks and contribute to environmental contamination.
Update: Salmonella outbreak forces second recall of shell eggs
24-08-2010 Following the recall by Wright County Egg of shelled eggs due to potential contamination with Salmonella, a second company, Hillandale Farms, is calling more than 170 million shelled eggs....
Bhutan: Outbreak of infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro)
23-08-2010 As per the report submitted by Dzongkhag livestock office, Samtse, Bhutan, 86 poultry died between 12th August and 17th August 2010 in a semi-commercial farm belonging to Mr. Padam Gautam,...
Salmonella outbreak forces Wright County Egg recall of shell eggs
19-08-2010 Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa, USA is voluntarily recalling specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella....
FDA: A risk-based approach to food safety
11-06-2010 The FDA should implement a risk-based approach in which data and expertise are marshaled to pinpoint where along the production, distribution, and handling chains there is the greatest...
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.
Outbreak of Newcastle Disease in Peru
04-12-2009 Agriculture authorities in Peru have reported an outbreak of Newcastle Disease in 31 birds in Ancash.
OIE: Animal diseases linked to climate change
29-05-2009 The impact of climate change on the emergence and re-emergence of animal diseases has been confirmed by a majority of OIE Member Countries and Territories in a worldwide study conducted by...
New tool to protect poultry & human health
03-04-2009 Animal disease outbreaks have the power to wield devastating economic blows to farmers and some diseases, like Avian Influenza, may even cause human illness. A new tool, produced by...
US: public meeting on improved foodborne outbreak coordination
28-04-2008 The USDA's FSIS has announced a public meeting to discuss strategies on
improved information sharing and coordination during multi-jurisdictional
foodborne outbreak investigations.
Compartmentalisation is the credible way forward
01-08-2007 Building consensus to maintain global trade during a
disease crisis is one of the most important issues the global poultry
industry should solve. Too often import barriers are raised...
Stunted poultry growth overcome with inoculation
19-12-2006 The stunted poultry growth phenomenon in Guyana was
first noticed several months ago and subsequent investigations detected a
disease in the poultry which caused it.
Mycoplasma infections still cause problems (2003 Special)
09-10-2006 Mycoplasma outbreaks in UK commercial broiler breeders and turkeys show that
Ms was more common than Mg and indicate that proximity of other broiler breeder
farms was a significant risk...
Emergency depletion and disposal of poultry flocks
28-05-2006 Mass culling of birds following an outbreak of a highly pathogenic disease is
a painful and delicate job. Burning and burying live birds is unacceptable and
gives the poultry industry a...
Global disease update - AI overshadowing erosive diseases
01-07-2005 Following the pattern established in early 2004, poultry health has been
dominated by considerations relating to avian influenza. This preoccupation has
tended to overshadow the...
Disease outbreaks often caused by humans
26-10-2004 In more than ninety percent of infectious disease outbreaks human beings are
the main culprits. What should be looked at and what must be done.
Thailand implements regional zones to contain epidemics
26-09-2004 ...epidemics by the Thai poultry
industry. This plan has been implemented following the AI outbreaks early this
year and its value can be tested following the re-appearance of the...
Biosecurity is the ultimate approach to survival
27-07-2004 Infectious diseases can spread quickly and wreak havoc on many farms. Past
experience has shown that a maximum of biosecurity measures is required to
reduce the possibility of spreading...
The changing face of poultry disease - A twenty-year retrospective
27-07-2004 For the past 20 years intensification of the poultry industries in the EU and
North American and expansion in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, have
led to the emergence of new...
Lessons learned from the tail end of the North Carolina Mg - epidemic curve (2003 Special)
01-10-2003 From October 1999 to December 2001,North Carolina in the USA experiences unprecedented outbreaks of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (Mg) in commercial poultry flocks resulting in the quarantine of...
Diversity of veterinarian response to poultry diseases
11-08-2003 Over the years poultry veterinarians have seen their job changing. Besides
being the 'fireman' who controls a disease outbreak, the veterinarian has
received responsibilities in disease...
Emerging and re-emerging diseases in poultry
11-07-2003 Poultry diseases remain of major economic and public health importance. In
recent years, public health concerns for food borne bacterial infections and
antibiotic resistant strains have...
Global Disease Update 2002: More problems to be solved
09-07-2002 Every country in the world where poultry is kept in intensive or extensive
forms to produce proteins for human consumption is familiar with poultry
diseases. Some countries have more...
Veterinarians should care more about the cause of spreading diseases
08-04-2002 The president of the World Veterinary Poultry Association, Dr. Loyd Spencer
told the poultry industry to be more aware of common practises that could be a
threat to the health of...
Catastrophic and erosive infections may threaten flock health
08-03-2002 The Annual Southern Conference of Avian Diseases, a component of the
International Poultry Scientific Forum in Atlanta, presented items of interest
to producers worldwide. Research...
