Category: Avian Influenza
Avian Flu: Uruguay admits burying 400 sea lions; but a similar number tested positive
Merco Press Uruguay has admitted that some 400 sea lions have died and have been buried in two meters deep graves, taking into account very special sanitary conditions to avoid contagion of the H5 virus or avian flu. The head of Uruguay’s Aquatics Resources Jaime Coronel said that the disease has already been reported in […]
Oct 17, 2023
Norway reports bird flu outbreak in backyard poultry
Reuters Norway has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, among poultry in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday. The bird flu outbreak was found in a backyard with 19 domestic birds, the Paris-based body said, quoting information from […]
Oct 17, 2023
Super-chickens to the rescue: Scientists show how CRISPR gene editing can combat bird flu
USA Today The chicken may be getting an upgrade. In a scientific first, U.K. researchers have used gene editing technology to create poultry that’s partially resistant to bird flu infection, according to a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications. It’s no bionic chicken. But study authors say growing disease-resistant chickens in the lab is an […]
Oct 10, 2023
Cambodia records second bird flu death in a week, third this year
Journal Record A 2-year-old girl is the second person in Cambodia to die of bird flu this week, and the third this year, the country’s Health Ministry has announced. Laboratory tests confirmed that the girl, who lived in the southeastern province of Prey Veng, died Monday with H5N1 avian influenza, the ministry said in a […]
Oct 10, 2023
‘Unprecedented outbreak’ of bird flu reaches Puget Sound harbor seals
Seattle News They might be fun to look at, but experts a warning to keep distance from harbor seals in the Puget Sound. This warning comes after a worldwide outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza jumped to local harbor seals. In September, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fisheries announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary […]
Oct 10, 2023
South Africa culls about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain bird flu outbreaks
AP South Africa has culled about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain dozens of outbreaks of two separate strains of avian influenza that threaten to create a shortage of eggs and poultry for consumers, the government and national poultry association said Tuesday. At least 205,000 chickens have died from bird flu in at least 60 […]
Oct 3, 2023
South Africa has over 50 confirmed cases of avian influenza
The SouthAfrican The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) reported that South Africa is dealing with a number of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 and H7 outbreaks, with more than 50 cases reported in various regions of the nation. The department has advised poultry farmers to contact the closest State Veterinarian as soon […]
Sep 26, 2023
Real-world HPAI vaccination trial underway
PoultryWorld The Dutch government, together with Wageningen University & Research, Utrecht University and Royal GD, have started their first real-world avian influenza vaccination trial. Some 1,800 day-old layer chicks received a vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza in mid-September and will be monitored for the coming 18 months to establish protection and transmission of the virus. The field trial […]
Sep 20, 2023
Slovenia: Stork at Ljubljana zoo diagnosed with bird flu
STA The country’s veterinary authority has confirmed highly contagious avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in a white stork at the Ljubljana zoo, after the same subtype was confirmed in two dead swans in the municipality of Ljubljana last week.
Sep 19, 2023
Ecuador reports three birds dead from avian flu in Galapagos
Retuers Ecuador’s Galapagos National Park (PNG) on Tuesday said that three birds had died of avian flu, prompting officials to activate biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of the virus spreading across the archipelago. “Preliminarily, of the five specimens examined, three of them have tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza,” PNG said in a statement, […]
Sep 19, 2023