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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Close to 702,000 poultry killed due to bird flu in Ghana
According to Ghana's Veterinary Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, 701,955 birds have been killed due to bird flu in the country, Ghana News Agency reported.
Monday, February 7, 2022
French Minister of Agriculture pushes for bird flu vaccines
Julien Denormandie, France's Minister of Agriculture, has pushed for bird flu vaccines to be approved for all 27 EU countries as one of his objectives during France's EU presidency, following the worst bird flu season in the UK, Germany, Be ...
Monday, February 7, 2022
UK concerned over upcoming new wave of bird flu
Christine Middlemiss, the UK's chief veterinary officer, warned of a possible second surge in bird flu cases, following a rise in bird flu cases in both commercial and backyard farms across the country, Yahoo! News UK reported.
Saturday, February 5, 2022
US poultry producers told to monitor flocks after bird flu was detected in the country
US poultry producers have been told to monitor their flocks closely after three cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were detected in North and South Carolina, WLFI reported.
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Philippines bans poultry from Spain and Croatia due to bird flu
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture has imposed a temporary ban on poultry imports from Spain and Croatia after highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza was detected in those countries, Business World reported.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Bird flu reported in Nepal
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said Nepal has detected a bird flu outbreak on a poultry farm in the eastern district of Morang, Reuters reported.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Over 160,000 chickens to be culled at farm in the Netherlands due to bird flu
The Dutch Agriculture Ministry said they have detected a H5N1 bird flu outbreak at a farm in the country, and about 168,000 chickens are set to be culled, Reuters reported.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Bulgaria confirms bird flu and African swine fever outbreak
The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) said it has confirmed an avian influenza outbreak in the Haskovo region and an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak at Petrich municipality, Blagoevgrad district, The Sofia Globe reported.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Ghana to compensate US$2.2 million to poultry farmers affected by bird flu
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Ghana's Minister of Agriculture, said the government will compensate about GHS 14 million (~US$2.2 million; GHS 1 = US$0.16) to poultry farmers in the country that have been affected by bird flu, Ghanaian Times repor ...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
France to kill 2.5 million poultry due to bird flu
The French farming ministry has announced that 2.5 million birds will be culled to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza southwest of the country, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Netherlands to cull 216,000 chickens following discovery of bird flu
Authorities in the Netherlands have detected a highly contagious strain of bird flu at a farm in the province of Noord Holland and the southern province of Noord Brabant, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
US discovers more bird flu cases, confirms strain
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has discovered two more cases of highly pathogenic avian flu among wild birds and confirmed the country's first bird flu case two days ago as the H5N1 strain, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
First bird flu case detected in a wild bird in the US since 2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it has detected the first case of Eurasian H5 avian influenza, a highly pathogenic type of avian influenza in a wild bird in South Carolina, the first detected in a wild bird since 2016, Reuter ...
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Bulgaria
Bulgarian veterinary authorities have confirmed a new bird flu outbreak at a duck farm in Zalti Bryag, Haskovo Province, Reuters reported.
Friday, January 14, 2022
Bird flu, one more problem for global livestock production
African swine fever (ASF) has dealt a very severe blow to swine industries; but as serious an impact this disease had created on pork supplies, it is not known to affect human health.

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