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Friday, April 22, 2016
Bird flu hits Lebanon, Myanmar; thousands of chickens culled
Lebanon is set to cull hens, chickens and birds after the H5 virus was detected in a poultry farm in Nabi Sheet town in Bekaa Valley in the eastern part of the country, while in Myanmar 23,226 chickens have been killed as of Tuesday (April ...
Monday, January 11, 2016
US researchers develop multi-strain bird flu vaccine
Researchers at Kansas State University, together with Garcia-Sastre of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has developed a poultry vaccine against multiple strains of avian influenza found in the US, including H5N1, H5N2 and H5N8, ...
Monday, August 24, 2015
US poultry sector in Iowa suffered US$1.2 billion damages due to bird flu
In the wake of the recent avian influenza onslaught on the US poultry industry, Iowa suffered the deaths of more than 30 million hens and 1.5 million turkeys, in damages amounting to about US$1.2 billion, based on a report commissioned by t ...
Thursday, August 20, 2015
USDA preparing for recurrence of bird flu with possible vaccine use
The USDA is preparing for the possible return of the bird flu this fall (which begins late next month) that killed or led to the culling of some 48 million birds earlier this year.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Federal funds, vaccine to help fight future outbreaks of bird flu in US
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
OIE retains FMD and bird-flu free status for Philippines
The Philippines said it has maintained its status of being bird flu-free and foot and mouth disease-free -- without vaccination--granted by the Paris-based Office International des Epizooties (OIE), or World Organization for Animal Health
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
US researchers develop new vaccine against Asian bird-flu virus
American researchers are close to releasing vaccines against two new strains of the avian influenza most active in Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia, and China.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
US bird flu crisis: Number of affected states rises to 16
The US bird flu crisis is set to intensify as a relentless avian influenza struck Indiana and more recently, Nebraska, resulting in a total of 16 states directly affected by the outbreak so far.
Monday, May 11, 2015
The earlier the better for US to beat bird flu crisis
The full picture is devastating for the poultry industry of the US. Consider: The total number of birds affected by the current outbreaks of the deadly H5N2 bird flu has reached 26 million.
Friday, May 8, 2015
US poultry hit by double whammy of bird flu and suspended exports
The US' current woes with the H5N1 have given its poultry sector some sleepless nights as the bird flu virus swept across 14 states in five months, affecting the lives of about 26 million birds.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Poultry exports rejected as US faces 'worst' bird flu in 3 decades
As new cases of H5N2 bird flu on turkey farms in Minnesota and South Dakota were reported this week, the OIE said the US poultry industry might be facing the worst outbreak of deadly bird flu in over three decades.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
US poultry braces for falling exports as bird flu outbreak continues
The US is currently locked in a fierce struggle against bird flu outbreaks in its territories, with 12 states reportedly affected and poultry exports that fell in the first quarter of this year.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Mexico permits poultry imports from US as bird flu subsides
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Canada restricts poultry products from US over bird flu concerns
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Friday, February 27, 2015
H5N1 bird flu outbreak hits Myanmar; thousands of poultry killed
Thousands of poultry have been culled in Myanmar in an effort to contain an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in Monywa, northwest of Mandalay, Reuters reported on Thursday.

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