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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Bulgaria to cull 40,000 hens after bird flu outbreak at industrial farm
Veterinary authorities in Bulgaria will cull 40,000 laying hens in the southeastern village of Krivo Pole following a bird flu outbreak at an industrial farm at the area, the fifth since the start of the year, the food safety agency said on ...
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Challenges intensify for South African poultry industry as bird flu found at two more farms
South Africa's poultry industry faces a bumpier road ahead as a pathogenic bird-flu strain was detected on two more farms this week.
Monday, March 15, 2021
Russia warns of mutating H5N8 bird flu human-to-human transmission
Anna Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's health watchdog, said the mutating H5N8 bird flu has a high risk of human-to-human transmission, The Moscow Times reported.
Friday, March 5, 2021
The Philippines temporarily bans poultry imports from Russia due to bird flu
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture ordered a temporary ban on domesticated and wild birds from Russia following highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu outbreaks there, Manila Times reported.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
New suspected bird flu case under investigation in South Korea, total caseload at 102
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it is currently investigating a new suspected highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu case at an egg farm in Pocheon, 46 km north of Seoul, with the confirmed total caseload remaini ...
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Australia regains bird flu freedom status
Australia has regained freedom status from the highly pathogenic bird flu in accordance with World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) guidelines, following successful eradication of outbreaks in Victoria and ongoing surveillance showing n ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Russia registers first case of H5N8 bird flu human infection in the world
Anna Popova, head of consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, said Russia has registered the first case of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu being transmitted to humans, with the matter reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), Re ...
Thursday, January 28, 2021
South Korea's agricultural ministry investigating four suspected bird flu cases
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it is investigating four suspected bird flu cases of the highly pathogenic strain at Gyeonggi Province, as it extended daily disinfection operations for a further two weeks ...
Monday, January 25, 2021
India poultry association says bird flu rumours affecting business
The Poultry Farmers and Breeders' Association (PFBA) said rumours about chicken and egg consumption being harmful during COVID-19 and the current bird flu outbreak have affected the domestic poultry and maize industries, the Times of India ...
Monday, January 18, 2021
Namibia bans poultry imports from 10 countries in Europe because of bird flu
Namibia's Directorate of Veterinary Services said the country has suspended poultry imports from the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Denmark, Ukraine, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, France, and the United Kingdom following bird flu outbreaks acros ...
Monday, December 28, 2020
Three more suspected bird flu cases reported in South Korea
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said they have identified three more suspected cases of the high pathogenic H5 strain of bird flu in the country, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Japan confirms more bird flu outbreaks in Tokushima and Miyazaki prefectures
Japan has confirmed more bird flu outbreaks at chicken farms in Tokushima and Miyazaki prefectures, west of the country, resulting in tens of thousands of chickens culled as the virus continues to spread, Kyodo News reported.
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Taiwan imposes ban on UK poultry imports because of bird flu
Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) said the United Kingdom has removed from its list of countries free from avian influenza virus and imposed a ban on live poultry imports from the UK after a bird flu outbreak was detected at a British p ...
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Birds at Kent, UK, slaughtered following suspected bird flu case
All birds at a poultry farm in Kent, England, the United Kingdom, have been culled after the flock was suspected to have low-pathogenic avian influenza or bird flu.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Kazakhstan officials say bird flu outbreak in the country is from Russia
Kazakhstan officials said the recent bird flu outbreak north of the country is the H5N8 virus strain, the same strain recorded in Russia, Reuters reported.

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