Bird flu outbreak confirmed on second Golden Plains Shire free-range egg farm, prompting warning for producers
4 years, 5 months ago

Bird flu outbreak confirmed on second Golden Plains Shire free-range egg farm, prompting warning for producers

ABC  

A second egg farm near Melbourne has tested positive to avian influenza, also known as bird flu, prompting the state's agriculture department to order all commercial free-range egg farms in the area to house their flocks indoors for 30 days. Marta Hernandez-Jover, an associate professor of veterinary epidemiology and public health, from the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation at Charles Sturt University, said the move to more free-range egg farming had increased the risk of avian influenza outbreaks because there were more chances for farmed animals to interact with wild birds. She said that of the eight highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks on Australian poultry farms since 1976, three had occurred in just the past eight years. Domestic bird and backyard chicken owners in Golden Plains are also advised to keep their flock separate from all other birds, and report any cases of unexplained bird deaths to the Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline on 1800 675 888, their local vet or Agriculture Victoria animal health staff.

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How America lost control of bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic
2 weeks, 4 days ago

How America lost control of bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

Salon  

Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. “I don’t know if the bird flu will become a pandemic, but if it does, we are screwed.” To understand how the bird flu got out of hand, KFF Health News interviewed nearly 70 government officials, farmers and farmworkers, …

Bird flu outbreak hits Britain's turkey farms as tens of thousands are culled and rest ordered to be kept indoors days before Christmas
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Bird flu outbreak hits Britain's turkey farms as tens of thousands are culled and rest ordered to be kept indoors days before Christmas

Daily Mail  

Turkey farms have been hit by an outbreak of bird flu as tens of thousands of birds have been culled and ordered to be kept indoors just before Christmas. This is the first outbreak of bird flu in captive animals since February and no humans have yet been infected with the risk of spread to people remaining very low. Avian …

California declared an emergency. How serious is bird flu?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

California declared an emergency. How serious is bird flu?

Associated Press  

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. One person in Louisiana has been hospitalized …

Bird Flu triggers state of emergency in California: What's at stake and key details
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Bird Flu triggers state of emergency in California: What's at stake and key details

India Today  

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. One person in Louisiana has been hospitalized …

Mega-Farms Are Driving the Threat of Bird Flu
4 weeks ago

Mega-Farms Are Driving the Threat of Bird Flu

Wired  

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “It’s a lot of trouble.” Further north and west, in the San Joaquin Valley—the heart of the state’s dairy industry—the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, has rippled through the massive herds that provide most of the country’s milk. The Centers for Disease …

We're Pandemic Experts. Here's What Worries Us Most About Bird Flu.
1 month ago

We're Pandemic Experts. Here's What Worries Us Most About Bird Flu.

Huff Post  

Jonathan R. Beckerman via Getty Images Experts are concerned for farm workers who are most likely to get sick from bird flu. you might be able to give the H5N1 virus genes that make it more virulent in people or that make it possible to transmit more easily from person to person, and that’s definitely something we want to prevent.” …

Health Experts Warn of Bird Flu's Pandemic Threat
1 month ago

Health Experts Warn of Bird Flu's Pandemic Threat

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: Health experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential pandemic threat posed by bird flu, which has been showing signs of mutating as it spreads among cows and infects people in the United States. The deadly bird flu variant H5N1 first emerged in China in 1996, but over the last four years it has sp More than 300 …

Bird flu detected in Friesland: 63,000 chickens culled
1 month ago

Bird flu detected in Friesland: 63,000 chickens culled

NL Times  

Bird flu has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Blija, Friesland, leading to the culling of more than 63,000 broiler chickens, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Sunday. The outbreak marks the second confirmed case of bird flu at a poultry farm in the Netherlands this year. To prevent the spread of the virus, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product …

Arizona sees first case of human bird flu as government begins testing milk for virus
1 month ago

Arizona sees first case of human bird flu as government begins testing milk for virus

Raw Story  

Bird flu has officially jumped from birds to infect two people in Arizona, AZFamily reported Friday. While cases of the disease, known as Type A H5N1, jumping to humans in California have previously been reported, this is the first case in Arizona, the report said. In March, the first case of bird flu was detected in U.S. cows' milk. "The …

Scientists warn of the increased dangers of a new bird flu strain
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Scientists warn of the increased dangers of a new bird flu strain

NPR  

Scientists warn of the increased dangers of a new bird flu strain The spread of bird flu continues to trouble scientists. His experiments with infected cattle indicated bird flu was primarily spreading through virus-laden milk, not as you'd expect from a typical respiratory virus. STONE: The intervening months have made it painfully clear bird flu has a strong foothold in …

Experts say bird flu is more widespread than we think: ‘We are in a soup of virus’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Experts say bird flu is more widespread than we think: ‘We are in a soup of virus’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists are warning about the continued transmission of dangerous H5N1 bird …

Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming

Salon  

This month, two independent cases of bird flu were detected in North American children without any known exposure to infected animals, raising concerns that the H5N1 virus that causes it is inching closer to evolving in a way that allows it to spread between humans. Again, if the H5N1 virus develops the ability to efficiently spread between humans, the world …

Egg prices tick up in US amid efforts to halt spread of bird flu
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Egg prices tick up in US amid efforts to halt spread of bird flu

Al Jazeera  

Price for a dozen eggs has increased by more than 60 percent over the last year as millions of birds killed. Egg prices are rising once more as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking season in the United States. “Those are being rapidly corrected, sometimes within a day,” said Emily Metz, …

First case of bird flu detected in child as blood tests reveal virus is more widespread than reported
1 month, 3 weeks ago

First case of bird flu detected in child as blood tests reveal virus is more widespread than reported

Daily Mail  

A child in California has tested positive for bird flu, local health officials say — the first pediatric case — amid growing fears the disease could spread between humans. But the case underscores the possibility bird flu could spread among people, after it caused an outbreak among cows in 2022 that sickened more than 500 herds and then jumped to …

First bird flu outbreak in nearly a year confirmed in Gelderland
1 month, 3 weeks ago

First bird flu outbreak in nearly a year confirmed in Gelderland

Dutch News  

The first outbreak of bird flu in nearly a year has been confirmed at a biological poultry farm in Gelderland. “Unfortunately, after a long period we are having to deal with another business with a bird flu infection. “We are taking appropriate steps and keeping a close eye on the situation.” Farmers’ organisation LTO called on the government to impose …

First case of bird flu strain reported in the UK: Protection zone set up around commercial poultry firm in attempt to contain outbreak
1 month, 3 weeks ago

First case of bird flu strain reported in the UK: Protection zone set up around commercial poultry firm in attempt to contain outbreak

Daily Mail  

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in Cornwall. The government said all poultry on the infected site, near Rosudgeon near St Ives, will be humanely culled, after a strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected. Bird flu or avian influenza, which has killed hundreds of millions of birds around the globe in …

First US Case of Bird Flu in a Pig Raises Concerns Over Potential Human Threat
2 months, 1 week ago

First US Case of Bird Flu in a Pig Raises Concerns Over Potential Human Threat

Associated Press  

A pig at an Oregon farm has been found to have bird flu, marking the first instance of the virus in the United States. The infection poses a potential threat to human health due to its ability to spread to humans. Genetic tests have shown no mutations that suggest the virus is gaining an increased ability to spread to people. …

Bird flu has been found in a pig for the first time in the U.S.
2 months, 1 week ago

Bird flu has been found in a pig for the first time in the U.S.

NPR  

Bird flu has been found in a pig for the first time in the U.S. toggle caption Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC/AP NEW YORK — A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. It's the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine and raises concerns about bird …

California becomes epicenter of bird flu crisis as more human cases reported
2 months, 3 weeks ago

California becomes epicenter of bird flu crisis as more human cases reported

Salon  

Another five suspected cases of bird flu were reported today in California, where six cases have already been confirmed, according to the California Department of Public Health. The state, which is the country’s largest dairy supplier, has become the epicenter of bird flu in cows and has concerned public health experts since the beginning of the outbreak for this reason. …

Australia and New Zealand Brace for Bird Flu Threat: A Global Threat
3 months ago

Australia and New Zealand Brace for Bird Flu Threat: A Global Threat

The Hindu  

Australia and New Zealand brace for a looming bird flu threat. The region, currently free of the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza, is at risk of its arrival due to its geographic isolation and the migration patterns of birds. The virus has reached Indonesia and Antarctica in recent years, posing a potential threat to the region's ecosystems and agricultural industry. …

As bird flu outbreak expands in California, dairy farms report it’s worse than they expected
3 months ago

As bird flu outbreak expands in California, dairy farms report it’s worse than they expected

CNN  

CNN — A third farmworker has tested positive for bird flu in California, according to the state’s health department. “I have seen little that abates my worry that this virus will eventually cause hospitalizations or deaths,” she added Dozens of California herds affected Since late August, more than 80 herds in California have been affected by bird flu, according to …

Australia's bird flu outbreak has claimed the lives of 2 million chickens, but experts fear the worst is yet to come
3 months, 1 week ago

Australia's bird flu outbreak has claimed the lives of 2 million chickens, but experts fear the worst is yet to come

ABC  

In the small country town of Meredith, about 70 kilometres west of Melbourne, a lone dead tree stands in the centre of a paddock, looming over two long red furrows clawed into the ground. He's just spent most of this year trying to lead Victoria's response to avian influenza outbreaks, and says the state is "finally on the home stretch". …

Victoria's bird flu outbreak engaged thousands of animal disease fighters after years of wargaming
4 months, 1 week ago

Victoria's bird flu outbreak engaged thousands of animal disease fighters after years of wargaming

ABC  

It has been over 100 days since Victoria's largest outbreak of bird flu began and there are positive signs for the industry as farms begin to recover from the fallout. "It's been interesting seeing the outbreak and trying to provide that quick turnaround time of diagnostics to support the response, and farmers, in understanding what's going on here," he said. …

Smart Traveller website issues bird flu warning to Aussies heading overseas
4 months, 1 week ago

Smart Traveller website issues bird flu warning to Aussies heading overseas

Daily Mail  

The Australian government has issued a warning to travellers over bird flu outbreak concerns. Strains of Avian influenza, known as the bird flu, are circulating across the globe, with government website Smart Traveller warning of outbreaks in Europe, North and South America and Asia. The virus typically affects birds but can also infect animals, which can then lead to the …

Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across US

Associated Press  

EVART, Mich. — Alison Smith stared at the virtually empty dairy barn inside the Osceola County Fairgrounds, once bustling with teens and preteens preparing to show their prized animals but now eerily silent as an invisible virus once again interfered with a cherished summertime rite. “And just a lot of people talking and having fun catching up in the dairy …

Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across US

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “And just a lot of …

Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests. It’s a problem for all of us
5 months, 1 week ago

Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests. It’s a problem for all of us

Salon  

A new study lends weight to fears that more livestock workers have gotten the bird flu than has been reported. “Largely, that’s because our surveillance has been so poor.” As bird flu cases go underreported, health officials risk being slow to notice if the virus were to become more contagious. Gray’s team detected signs of prior bird flu infections in …

Bird flu outbreak worries Australia
5 months, 1 week ago

Bird flu outbreak worries Australia

China Daily  

With eggs in short supply and avian influenza spreading across Australian farms, the outbreak has the country on edge. "The bird flu situation in Australia is increasingly alarming, particularly due to the threat posed by the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 strain, which has not yet reached the continent," said associate professor Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, a molecular virologist with the …

The Bird Flu Threat Keeps Growing
55 years ago

The Bird Flu Threat Keeps Growing

Wired  

Ongoing outbreaks of avian influenza have decimated poultry flocks and wild birds across the United States and worldwide. On July 25, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed an additional three human cases, bringing the total number of US cases to 13 since April. “These cases are not entirely surprising given that these people were working with infected …

Australia hit by bird flu outbreak of highly pathogenic strain
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia hit by bird flu outbreak of highly pathogenic strain

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: A person holds a test tube labelled "Bird Flu", in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023. "The bird flu situation in Australia is increasingly alarming, particularly due to the threat posed by the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 strain, which has not yet reached the continent," said associate professor Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, a molecular virologist with the Jeffrey …

Avian influenza threat raises discussion of compulsory registration of backyard chickens
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Avian influenza threat raises discussion of compulsory registration of backyard chickens

ABC  

Paige Duggan says she is open to keeping the government informed about her backyard chooks to help minimise the impact of a bird flu outbreak. Industry leaders, such as the Victorian Farmers Federation, Agriculture Victoria and Australian Chicken Growers Council, said it would be useful if people keeping chickens as pets were subject to a free registration process, more education …

Two more bird flu cases reported in Colorado, but elsewhere a study finds no asymptomatic infections
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Two more bird flu cases reported in Colorado, but elsewhere a study finds no asymptomatic infections

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Friday announced two more bird flu cases among farmworkers, but they also said a new study in Michigan suggested the virus is not causing silent infections in people. Last month, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services launched a study of workers who were around cows sickened by the bird flu. It’s …

Two more bird flu cases reported in Colorado, but elsewhere a study finds no asymptomatic infections
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Two more bird flu cases reported in Colorado, but elsewhere a study finds no asymptomatic infections

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy U.S. health officials on Friday …

Australia is aiming to eradicate bird flu. This is how scientists are tracking and tracing the outbreak
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia is aiming to eradicate bird flu. This is how scientists are tracking and tracing the outbreak

ABC  

It's a nerve-wracking wait for answers. "We've had a big upturn in the number of samples coming in for avian influenza testing," veterinary virologist Dr Andrew Read told 7.30. "By comparing the viruses' genetic code, we can see the three strains causing the three outbreaks are not closely related but are more closely related to low pathogenic strains known to …

Australia is in the grip of an unprecedented bird flu outbreak
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia is in the grip of an unprecedented bird flu outbreak

ABC  

TOM HARTLEY, REPORTER: In a quarantine zone outside Canberra, there’s been a biosecurity scare. TOM HARTLEY: We’re in the grip of a devastating avian flu outbreak, with multiple strains across Australia’s east coast and there’s an urgent fight to keep it contained. TOM HARTLEY: The H7 strains have been traced to Australia's wild bird population, namely ducks and responsible for …

Australia not investing enough to prepare for catastrophic affects of H5N1 variant of bird flu, experts warn
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Australia not investing enough to prepare for catastrophic affects of H5N1 variant of bird flu, experts warn

ABC  

Australia is not investing enough money to prepare for an outbreak of the strain of bird flu that is causing environmental and agricultural 'catastrophes' overseas, according to virologists, farmers and environmental lobby groups. "If avian influenza gets into Australia it's not just devastating for poultry, but it will be devastating for our native bird populations," Dr Short said. Mr Gough …

Grim reality for businesses left to pick up the pieces after bird flu outbreak
6 months, 1 week ago

Grim reality for businesses left to pick up the pieces after bird flu outbreak

ABC  

As Victorian farmers continue to battle the nation's largest-ever outbreak of bird flu, the business owners who have lost their poultry are facing a grim recovery period. Linda Fahy, Agriculture Victoria's regional manager for animal health and wellbeing for south-west Victoria, said compensation for livestock losses was available for farmers who were required to cull animals due to emergency diseases. …

More than 1 million birds to be destroyed as bird flu is detected at a seventh Victorian farm
6 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 1 million birds to be destroyed as bird flu is detected at a seventh Victorian farm

ABC  

In short: More than one million birds will be killed in Victoria to stop the spread of bird flu, as poultry farmers continue to fight Australia's largest outbreak of the disease More than one million birds will be killed in Victoria to stop the spread of bird flu, as poultry farmers continue to fight Australia's largest outbreak of the disease …

Ex-CDC Director Makes Alarming Bird Flu Prediction
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-CDC Director Makes Alarming Bird Flu Prediction

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former CDC Director Robert Redfield suggested that a bird flu pandemic among humans is inevitable ― and would be extremely lethal. “I really do think it’s very likely that we will, at some time ― it’s not a question of if, it’s more of a question of when ― we will have a bird flu pandemic,” Redfield …

Former director of the CDC predicts the next pandemic will be from bird flu
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Former director of the CDC predicts the next pandemic will be from bird flu

The Independent  

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WHO confirms rare case of human contracting bird flu in India
6 months, 4 weeks ago

WHO confirms rare case of human contracting bird flu in India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The “rare” infection by the avian influenza H9N2 virus …

With 100M birds dead, poultry industry could serve as example as dairy farmers confront bird flu
7 months ago

With 100M birds dead, poultry industry could serve as example as dairy farmers confront bird flu

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — As the U.S. dairy industry confronts a bird flu outbreak, with cases reported at dozens of farms and the disease spreading to people, the egg industry could serve as an example of how to slow the disease but also shows how difficult it can be to eradicate the virus. He said it appears that bird flu …

Farmers in avian influenza outbreak zone permitted to sell stockpiled eggs amid supermarket restrictions
7 months ago

Farmers in avian influenza outbreak zone permitted to sell stockpiled eggs amid supermarket restrictions

ABC  

In short: Egg farmers near the avian influenza outbreak area in south-west Victoria have been permitted to deliver some stockpiled eggs. Egg farmers near the avian influenza outbreak area in south-west Victoria have been permitted to deliver some stockpiled eggs. Victoria is the third-largest egg-producing state in Australia, and the Victorian Farmers Federation said about one in 16 egg-laying chickens …

'Fewer eggs on shelves' as bird flu culls affect production, says poultry industry
7 months ago

'Fewer eggs on shelves' as bird flu culls affect production, says poultry industry

ABC  

In short: Egg shortages could be felt over the coming week after four egg farms go into quarantine. Egg producers are warning shoppers of a potential shortage from this week as bird flu outbreaks affect production in Victoria. Victorian egg producer and Egg Farmers of Australia state director Meg Parkinson said any supply shortages would have been felt by now, …

As avian flu outbreaks spread around the world, experts weigh in on the risk of a future pandemic, and how the world can prepare
7 months, 1 week ago

As avian flu outbreaks spread around the world, experts weigh in on the risk of a future pandemic, and how the world can prepare

ABC  

When Victorian health officials confirmed Australia's first human case of an avian influenza known as H5N1 last week, there were a few key details that struck some of those listening as odd. Later that day, Victorian health officials confirmed Australia's first human case of a different highly pathogenic strain, H5N1 — the child who picked up an infection in India. …

Centre directs states/UTs to keep vigil on avian influenza, wants regular health check
7 months, 1 week ago

Centre directs states/UTs to keep vigil on avian influenza, wants regular health check

Live Mint  

Four states reported outbreaks of Avian Influenza or bird flu, prompting the Union government to direct all states and union territoris to be vigilant about any unusual bird deaths. It has also asked them to strengthen biosecurity measures in all poultries, maintain enhanced surveillance in wet markets and urged strict and timely reporting of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection cases. Enhanced …

More than four million chickens to be killed after bird flu hits egg farm
7 months, 1 week ago

More than four million chickens to be killed after bird flu hits egg farm

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Farmers will have to …

Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farm
7 months, 1 week ago

Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farm

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm, the state announced Tuesday. Crews are in the process of killing 4.2 million chickens after the disease was found at a farm in Sioux County, Iowa, making it …

Bird flu spread fears mean 500,000 chickens must be culled
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bird flu spread fears mean 500,000 chickens must be culled

ABC  

To protect our birds and your food, more than half a million chickens need to die. "We now move towards stamping out the disease which means removing the diseased and at risk population and disposing of them in a way which means there is no risk of onward spread," Victoria’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Graeme Cooke explained. Supply impact ‘a …

More than 500,000 birds killed as avian influenza – bird flu – detected at second Victorian poultry farm
7 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 500,000 birds killed as avian influenza – bird flu – detected at second Victorian poultry farm

ABC  

In short: Bird flu has been detected at a second Victorian poultry farm with a flock of 150,000 birds. Bird flu has been detected at a second Victorian poultry farm with a flock of 150,000 birds. Avian influenza has spread to a second poultry farm in Victoria, authorities have confirmed, which has led to more than 500,000 birds being euthanased …

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