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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Canada confirms bird flu cases in Quebec
Canada's Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks has confirmed the first three cases of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu among wild birds in Quebec province, specifically in the areas of Granby, Saint-Jean-sur-le-Richelieu and Saint-Isidore- ...
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
USDA assessing bird flu vaccine possibility
Rosemary Sifford, the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) chief veterinary officer said they are looking into a bird flu vaccine as the US copes with its worst outbreak of the virus since 2015, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Hong Kong suspends US poultry imports because of bird flu
The Hong Kong government has announced a suspension of poultry meat and products from some US states because of a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in those states, Reuters reported.
Monday, April 4, 2022
France facing worst bird flu outbreak in history
France is managing its worst bird flu outbreak in history as the country detects a rebound in outbreaks in its major poultry producing regions, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Bulgaria confirms bird flu outbreak among 177,000 laying hens
Bulgaria's food safety agency has confirmed a highly pathogenic bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm with over 177,000 laying hens, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Bird flu support fund announced for French poultry farmers
Julien Denormandie, France's Minister for Agriculture, has pledged to assist the country's poultry industry, which is affected by bird flu, by providing compensation.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
France authorises select farmers to asphyxiate poultry flocks to stop bird flu
Julien Denormandie, the French Agriculture Minister, said the government has authorised some farmers to to asphyxiate their poultry flocks to stop the spread of bird flu in the country, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Nebraska, US confirms highly pathogenic bird flu in commercial poultry
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu in commercial poultry farm wher ...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from bird flu affected areas in the US
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety (CFS) said they have suspended imports of poultry meat and products from bird flu-affected areas in the US, Xinhua News reported.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Free-range eggs unavailable in the UK due to bird flu outbreaks
Consumers in the UK are no longer permitted to purchase free-range eggs in the UK because of the length of time the hens have been kept indoors because of bird flu outbreaks in the country, BBC News reported.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
2.75 million chickens to be culled in Wisconsin, US due to bird flu
2.75 million egg-laying chickens at a commercial farm in Wisconsin state, US will be culled to prevent the spread highly pathogenic strain of bird flu, Reuters reported.
Monday, March 14, 2022
Ghana to provide US$2.3 million in compensation to poultry farmers affected by bird flu
The Ghanaian government has allocated GHS 17 million (~US$2.3 million; GHS 1 = US$0.14) in compensation to poultry farmers affected by bird flu in the country, the Ghana News Agency reported.
Monday, March 14, 2022
France to cull several million poultry birds due to bird flu
France's Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry is set to slaughter several million poultry in a second mass cull as it tries to contain a bird flu outbreak, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Highly pathogenic bird flu detected in Iowa, US
A second outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected in the the top egg-producing state of Iowa, US, at a commercial turkey farm, Reuters reported.
Monday, March 7, 2022
Highly pathogenic bird flu detected in Missouri, US commercial chicken farm
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said a highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected in a commercial flock of 240,000 broiler chickens at Stoddard County, Missouri state, US, ...

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