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Monday, May 29, 2023
France set to start bird flu vaccination programme in autumn
France confirmed its aim to launch a vaccination programme against bird flu in the autumn after results from a series of tests on the vaccination of ducks showed "satisfactory effectiveness", the farm ministry said.
Monday, May 22, 2023
WOAH urges governments to vaccinate birds against bird flu
The World Animal Health Organisation (WOAH) has called on governments to seriously consider the vaccination of birds against bird flu to prevent the virus from evolving into a new pandemic, The Irish Examiner reported.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Brazil confirms first cases of bird flu among wild birds
Brazil, the world's leading chicken exporter, has officially reported its first cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), according to an announcement made by the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply, Yahoo ...
Monday, May 15, 2023
France steps up measures against bird flu in country's south west
France has reinforced sanitary measures to curb a wave of bird flu cases on duck farms in its south-west region after a recent lull in outbreaks, the French Agriculture Ministry said on May 12.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Bird flu outbreak causes sharp drop in Philippines' egg output, according to producers
Egg producers in the Philippines confirmed in late-April that their production has dropped by 20% due to the culling of at least 10 million chicken layers amid the bird flu outbreak.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Roslin Institute experts advise UK government on bird flu
Scientists from the Roslin Institute have played a key role in developing a plan to support the UK government in managing bird flu, the institute said.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Denmark reports fourth case of bird flu this year
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) announced that 30,000 chickens will be culled after bird flu was detected at farm in Augustenborg, 188 km southwest of the capital city of Copenhagen, the fourth outbreak of the virus in ...
Friday, April 21, 2023
US university team studies bird flu spread in North America
As the highly pathogenic avian influenza spreads in the United States, a University of Maryland (UMD)-led team of researchers tracked the arrival and progression of bird flu (H5N1) in North America to determine how this outbreak is differen ...
Friday, April 21, 2023
South Korea announces new measures to control bird flu
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs have announced several new measures to increase control of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, as new cases are being detected on farms in the country, WATTPoultry re ...
Thursday, April 20, 2023
USDA-ARS starts bird flu vaccination trials
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has begun avian influenza vaccination trials that might be effective against the deadly virus in another 18 to 24 months.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Welsh farmers call for bird flu vaccine
Poultry farmers have urged the Welsh government to make a bird flu vaccine available to avoid future outbreaks of the virus, BBC reported.
Monday, April 17, 2023
US testing several bird flu vaccines for poultry
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is testing several potential bird flu vaccines for poultry after more than 58 million chickens, turkeys, and other birds died in the country's worst outbreak ever, The Straits Times reported.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
UK poultry can be kept outside as bird flu risk eases
The UK government said poultry and captive birds can be kept outside from next week, as the risk of bird flu eases, BBC reported.
Monday, April 10, 2023
Pennsylvania state budgets over US$126 million towards bird flu recovery
Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania state, US, has proposed a budget of over US$126 million for initiatives to support the state's US$7.1 billion poultry sector, as highly pathogenic bird flu spreads throughout the world.
Friday, April 7, 2023
French health agency backs vaccination programme to combat bird flu
French health and safety agency ANSES has endorsed the government's plans to vaccinate millions of poultry birds against bird flu, providing three different scenarios for the introduction of the first such programme in the EU, National Post ...

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