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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 ...
Monday, March 1, 2021
WHO: H5N8 bird flu human-to-human spread risk deemed low
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the risk of H5N8 bird flu strain being spread from humans-to-humans appears low following the first identified human infection of the virus among Russian farm workers, Reuters reported.
Monday, March 1, 2021
21 poultry birds die from bird flu in Maharashtra, India
21 poultry birds in Maharashtra, India, have died from bird flu, and the fatalities include 15 birds in Beed and six birds in Nandurbar.
Friday, February 26, 2021
H5N8 bird flu detected in Afghanistan
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said Afghanistan has confirmed an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm in Herat province, Reuters reported.
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 ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Northern Irish farmers union raises concern with backyard poultry following bird flu case
The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) has expressed concerns over a rise in backyard poultry flocks in Northern Ireland following the first confirmed cases of highly pathogenic bird flu earlier in 2021.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Two additional bird flu cases confirmed in Incheon, South Korea
South Korea has confirmed two new cases of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu at egg farms in Incheon, 80 km southeast of Seoul, bringing the total number of bird flu cases at local poultry farms in the country to 95, Yonhap News Agency report ...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
South Korea plans to ease bird flu precautionary measures temporarily
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it plans to ease bird flu precautionary measures temporarily as the spread of highly pathogenic bird flu has slowed down in the country, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
14,000 game birds to be culled in Leven, Scotland after second bird flu outbreak
The Scottish government is set to cull 14,000 game birds to be culled in Leven, Fife after the flock tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu, the BBC reported.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
H5N8 bird flu reported in Algeria
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said Algeria had reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
100,000 poultry culled in Vietnam this year due to bird flu
The Vietnam government said it has culled 100,000 poultry so far in 2021 to prevent the spread of bird flu in the country, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Fourth bird flu outbreak confirmed in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) confirmed the country's fourth case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) Type A virus among 55,000 broiler hens on a farm in Slavyanovo town, 190km northeast of Sofia, Xinhua News Agenc ...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
South Korea confirms new bird flu case in Pocheon, total caseload now 88
South Korean health officials confirmed a new highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu case at a chicken egg farm in Pocheon, a northern border town 46km from Seoul, increasing the total caseload in the country to 88, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Monday, February 8, 2021
Bird flu outbreaks detected in Chiba and Miyazaki, Japan
The prefectural governments of Chiba and Miyazaki confirmed highly pathogenic bird flu strains were detected in poultry farms at their prefectures, The Japan Times reported.

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