bird flu

Burundi halts Ugandan poultry imports following bird flu reports

Bujumbura - Xinhua

"The Burundian government has taken preventive measures against bird flu that has already been declared in Uganda bird flu. Those measures include suspension of importation of poultry from Uganda as well as eggs and meat from Uganda and other contaminated countries," Burundian Agriculture and Livestock Minister Deo-Guide Rurema said. According to him, the specialized technical directorate in charge ofRead more

Taiwan reports more H5N6 bird flu cases

Taipei - Xinhua

Taiwan has reported three H5N6 bird flu cases this week, and authorities are reinforcing measures to prevent further infections. The latest case was reported Sunday when turkeys from a farm in Tainan city were confirmed as infected with the virus, according to Taiwan's animal and plant inspection authority. More than 3,000 turkeys on the farm died in an unusuallyRead more

Southwest China province reports 2 H7N9 cases

Chengdu - Xinhua

Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday reported two human H7N9 avian flu cases, bringing the total number of infections in the province to four this year. The two patients were diagnosed in Suining city and they are both currently in a critical condition, said the provincial health and family planning commission. Local authorities have taken disease control measures. Sichuan reportedRead more

Ireland confirms sixth case of bird flu

Dublin - Xinhua

A sixth case of avian influenza H5N8 was confirmed on Saturday in a whooper swan in Nenagh, central Ireland's County Tipperary, according to an official statement. In a statement, the Irish Department of Agriculture said it is the fourth case in a whooper swan this year. It followed three previous cases in whooper swans this year, with two cases inRead more

South Korea's consumer price inflation hits 4-year high on bird flu, expensive oil

Seoul - Xinhua

South Korea's consumer price inflation hit the highest in over four years as bird flu and expensive crude oil boosted the headline inflation, a government report showed on Thursday. Consumer prices advanced 2.0 percent in January from a year earlier, marking the fastest monthly increase since October 2012, according to Statistics Korea. The consumer price inflation, which stayed belowRead more

H5N1 bird flu outbreak reported in Cambodia

Phnom Penh - Xinhua

An outbreak of H5N1 avian flu has hit a backyard poultry in southeastern Cambodia's Svay Rieng province, said a World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) statement seen on Wednesday. The virus killed 68 chickens and led to the destruction of 322 others, according to the OIE's statement, citing a report from the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture. The outbreak was confirmedRead more

Switzerland prolongs preventive bird flu measures

Geneva - ArabToday

Switzerland on Wednesday decided to extend until March 31 precautionary measures seeking to prevent the propagation of the H5N8 bird flu strain. This step was taken in view of "the concerning situation in Europe, as well as low temperatures in Northern Europe" which increase wild bird migration, the Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) said in a statement.Read more

WHO on High Alert for Spread of Bird Flu

Rabat - Arab Today

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said it was on maximum alert for the rapid spread of bird flu cases across the world. Since last November, more than 40 countries have reported fresh cases of the virus, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said. “The rapidly expanding geographical distribution of these outbreaks and the number of virus strains currently co-circulatingRead more

Italy orders to cull over 20,000 turkeys after bird flu outbreak confirmed in farm

Rome - Xinhua

Italian authorities on Monday ordered the cull of some 20,000 turkeys, after an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza was confirmed in a farm in the northeast of the country. The outbreak was discovered in the farm at the outskirts of the town of Mira in Venice province on Saturday, according to the epidemiological surveillance service of the VenetoRead more

Bulgaria reports virulent bird flu at over 50 farms

Sofia - ArabToday

A virulent bird flu virus has spread to 55 poultry farms in Bulgaria prompting the veterinary authorities to announce a cull of some 430,000 birds since it was first detected in the middle of December, agriculture minister Dessislava Taneva said on Saturday. The Balkan country has also registered four cases of bird flu in wild ducks since mid-December. Bulgaria hasRead more