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Monday, March 15, 2021
Another H5N8 bird flu case detected in South Korea, total cases 106
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed a new highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu case at an egg farm in Chungju, 147 km south of Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Monday, March 15, 2021
Russia warns of mutating H5N8 bird flu human-to-human transmission
Anna Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's health watchdog, said the mutating H5N8 bird flu has a high risk of human-to-human transmission, The Moscow Times reported.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Hungary lifts bird flu restrictions
Hungary's food safety authority NÉBIH said it has lifted all remaining restrictions related to bird flu in the country, which includes restrictions on commercial poultry shipments within the country and the European Union, Hungary Today rep ...
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Philippines imposes temporary ban on UK poultry imports due to bird flu
William Dar, Philippines Agriculture Secretary, has signed a memorandum order temporarily banning British poultry imports, which includes domestic and wild bird products such as poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, and semen, due to bird flu ...
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Two new bird flu cases being investigated in South Korea
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it is investigating two more suspected highly pathogenic bird flu cases in Chungju, 147 km south of Seoul, and at an egg farm in Naju, 355 km south of Seoul, Yonhap News Age ...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Dutch university researching lasers to combat bird flu
The Wageningen Bioveterinary Research center (WBVR) in the Netherlands is testing lasers to deter wild ducks and geese from poultry farms, effectively preventing wild birds from infecting poultry livestock, Innovation Origins reported.
Monday, March 8, 2021
Roslin: Gene technologies could help prevent swine flu
Gene-editing technologies offer opportunities to curb swine flu virus on farms and reduce the risk of a pandemic, according to a review of research studies by the Roslin Institute.
Friday, March 5, 2021
The Philippines temporarily bans poultry imports from Russia due to bird flu
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture ordered a temporary ban on domesticated and wild birds from Russia following highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu outbreaks there, Manila Times reported.
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.

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