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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.
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.
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.
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, ...
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Bird flu in the US spreads to Iowa state
Highly pathogenic bird flu in the US has spread to the state of Iowa, with another outbreak detected in a backyard poultry flock in Pottawattamie County, Reuters reported.
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Bird flu detected at poultry farm in Delaware state, US with 1.2 million birds
Highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected at a commercial poultry farm with 1.2 million birds in Delaware state, US, expanding an outbreak of avian influenza that has killed chickens and turkeys in the country, Reuters reported.
Monday, February 21, 2022
More cases of bird flu detected in US states of Indiana and New York
Bird flu has been detected in a fourth commercial poultry flock in southern Indiana state, as well as a backyard flock in Suffolk County, New York, Yahoo! News and the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection ...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
USDA reports new bird flu outbreaks
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has detected new bird flu cases at a flock of commercial broiler chickens in Fulton County, Kentucky state, and in a backyard flock of mixed-specie ...
Monday, February 14, 2022
Mexico suspends poultry imports from the US state of Indiana due to bird flu
Mexico's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced a ban on poultry imports from the US state of Indiana after bird flu was discovered there, Riviera Maya News reported.
Thursday, February 10, 2022
US detects first bird flu outbreak at a commercial poultry farm since 2020
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed the country's first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak at a commercial poultry farm since 2020, Reuters 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 ...

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