Bird flu: no need for panic, says Atchannaidu
1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu: no need for panic, says Atchannaidu

The Hindu  

Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu has stated that there is no need for the public to panic about Avian flu or Bird flu, stating that the situation has significantly improved. After a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on the spread of bird flu, the Minister addressing a press conference on Wednesday, dismissed the rumours circulating on social media that over 4 million chickens had died, and said they were false. He mentioned that while the State had 100 million chickens, only 5,42,000 had died due to the virus. The Minister pointed out that poor sanitation in poultry farms was a contributing factor to the spread of the disease, noting that the State has over 100 million chickens.

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Government on high alert as deadly bird flu jumps species AGAIN - after first human death in US
16 hours, 59 minutes ago

Government on high alert as deadly bird flu jumps species AGAIN - after first human death in US

Daily Mail  

Experts have issued a stark warning after the world's first case of bird flu in sheep was detected on the UK farm, triggering a Government alert. Bird flu can cause severe illness, including pneumonia, and even death—with experts on high alert amid fears it could trigger a human pandemic. Pictured here: dead cows at a Californian dairy farm In March …

Bird flu in North America: What all to know about the outbreak
Trending News
6 days, 8 hours ago

Bird flu in North America: What all to know about the outbreak

Hindustan Times  

Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. More than 170 species of North American wild birds – including ducks, geese, gulls, owls, eagles and others – have been infected with bird flu. A recent bird flu outbreak …

Bird flu alert in US: H7N9 strain detected in poultry farm for first time since 2017
1 week ago

Bird flu alert in US: H7N9 strain detected in poultry farm for first time since 2017

Live Mint  

The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs. The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ravaged flocks around the world, disrupting supply and …

Poultry sales in Andhra soar 60% as farmers counter bird flu fears with food festivals
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Poultry sales in Andhra soar 60% as farmers counter bird flu fears with food festivals

New Indian Express  

GUNTUR: Poultry sales in the State have surged by 60% in just one week, thanks to a bold strategy by farmers to win back consumer confidence following a bird flu outbreak. Organising food festivals across major cities like Guntur, Rajamahendravaram, Kakinada, Vijayawada, and Tirupati, farmers served free chicken and egg dishes to debunk myths surrounding poultry consumption. The outbreak was …

Trump’s got a bird flu plan. So when will eggs stop costing so much?
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump’s got a bird flu plan. So when will eggs stop costing so much?

CNN  

New York CNN — Egg prices are surging so high that the Trump administration is pledging to step in and solve the crisis — but don’t expect relief the next time you go grocery shopping. Yet in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Rollins acknowledged that it “won’t erase the problem overnight.” Rather, she said the egg market won’t …

Killing 166 million birds hasn’t helped poultry farmers stop H5N1. Is there a better way?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Killing 166 million birds hasn’t helped poultry farmers stop H5N1. Is there a better way?

LA Times  

When the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus made its first appearance at a U.S. poultry farm in February 2022, roughly 29,000 turkeys at an Indiana facility were sacrificed in an attempt to avert a larger outbreak. “People talk about common-sense solutions to bird flu,” said Dr. Maurice Pitesky, a veterinarian and commercial poultry expert at UC Davis. “There’s a reason …

News in Frames: Silent coops, hidden threat
1 month ago

News in Frames: Silent coops, hidden threat

The Hindu  

Badampudi, a small village in Eluru district about 100 kilometres from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, has been facing tough times after the outbreak of avian influenza in the first week of February. “If the virus spreads, we lose everything.” Control crew: A team of experts examine a poultry farm at Badampudi village following the outbreak of avian influenza. Preventive measures: …

Senators from both parties demand Trump administration take action against bird flu: ‘A new urgency is required’
1 month ago

Senators from both parties demand Trump administration take action against bird flu: ‘A new urgency is required’

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. open image in gallery Groups of bipartisan senators are writing to newly-confirmed Agriculture Secretary Brooke …

As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird flu
1 month ago

As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird flu

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations and tighter biosecurity instead of killing off millions of chickens when the disease strikes a flock. The federal government will seek “better ways, with biosecurity and medication and so on” rather than the current standard practice of destroying all …

Steps taken to combat bird flu in Andhra: Minister Atchannaidu
1 month, 1 week ago

Steps taken to combat bird flu in Andhra: Minister Atchannaidu

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Minister for Agriculture and Allied Sectors K Atchannaidu has asserted that there is no need for panic as the State government is making every effort to combat bird flu. Speaking to mediapersons on Thursday, he said Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu took stock of the situation, and consulted experts at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases Lab, …

GREG HERBRUCK: I'm a farmer who was forced to kill 6.5 million hens. Here's the terrifying truth of America's egg shortage... and who's REALLY to blame
1 month, 1 week ago

GREG HERBRUCK: I'm a farmer who was forced to kill 6.5 million hens. Here's the terrifying truth of America's egg shortage... and who's REALLY to blame

Daily Mail  

America's food supply is under attack. Our Herbruck's farms raise nearly 11 million birds in operations across Michigan, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Since 2022, 153 million commercial, backyard and wild birds across 48 states have been infected by H5N1 – a novel strain of bird flu. I even liken this avian flu scourge to a terrorist attack because it undermines one …

No need to panic over bird flu, measures to control disease in place: AP minister
1 month, 1 week ago

No need to panic over bird flu, measures to control disease in place: AP minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh minister K Athcannaidu has said there was no need to panic over the outbreak of Avian Influenza in the state as measures to control it are in place. The virus was first detected in Velpuru, West Godavari district and Kanuru Agraharam, East Godavari district prompting Animal Husbandry officials to begin culling birds at two poultry farms in …

Bird flu scare in Andhra Pradesh: State implements series of measures to contain Avian Influenza
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1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu scare in Andhra Pradesh: State implements series of measures to contain Avian Influenza

India TV News  

In the wake of the bird flu scare in Andhra Pradesh, the state government said it has announced a series of measures to contain the outbreak of Avian Influenza in West Godavari, East Godavari, Krishna and NTR districts, which led to the death of lakhs of poultry birds in the last three days. A total of 721 Rapid Response Teams …

No cause for panic on bird flu, says minister
1 month, 1 week ago

No cause for panic on bird flu, says minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Animal Husbandry Minister K Atchannaidu has said there is no cause for panic over the bird flu in Andhra Pradesh, as the H5N1 virus affected only four regions so far. When only 5.42 lakh birds perished out of the 10.78 crore birds, that too only in four to five poultry farms, why is a panic like situation being created, …

No fresh cases of infection reported in AP, say officials
1 month, 1 week ago

No fresh cases of infection reported in AP, say officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has curbed the spread of bird flu among chickens by confining the virus to just two affected areas in Godavari districts. As the officials declared red zone areas in a 10km distance from the virus-infected poultry farms, their owners have been instructed not to engage in panic-selling of the birds, fearing that their birds might …

Egg farmers warn they’re losing battle against bird flu
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Egg farmers warn they’re losing battle against bird flu

Raw Story  

Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. “The one we’re battling today is unique,” said David Swayne, former director of the Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and a leading national expert in avian influenza. Even “the best biosecurity in the world” hasn’t been enough to save large commercial farms …

On the frontline against bird flu, egg farmers fear they're losing the battle
1 month, 3 weeks ago

On the frontline against bird flu, egg farmers fear they're losing the battle

NPR  

On the frontline against bird flu, egg farmers fear they're losing the battle toggle caption Terry Chea/AP Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. Sponsor Message "The last six months have accelerated my concern, which was already high," said Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious diseases physician and the founding director of Boston University's Center …

Nation’s second-largest egg producer hit by bird flu as virus spreads across the US
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Nation’s second-largest egg producer hit by bird flu as virus spreads across the US

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. The egg farm was impacted by bird flu “Unfortunately, we have been previously affected by …

Bird flu compensation to be distributed next week: Minister J. Chinchurani
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu compensation to be distributed next week: Minister J. Chinchurani

The Hindu  

Compensation for poultry farmers who suffered losses due to last year’s bird flu outbreak will be distributed next week, Minister for Animal Husbandry J. Chinchurani has said. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, Ms. Chinchurani said that a sum of ₹3.06 crore would be distributed to 899 poultry farmers in Alappuzha, 48 in Pathanamthitta and 213 in Kottayam. “Farmers …

The latest on bird flu and its risks : Short Wave : NPR
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The latest on bird flu and its risks : Short Wave : NPR

NPR  

Why scientists' fears about bird flu are intensifying Enlarge this image toggle caption Finley Delouche/Getty Images Finley Delouche/Getty Images Bird flu or avian influenza is continuing to spread among livestock and other mammals in the United States, raising fears that another pandemic is in our future. Last month, California declared a state of emergency due to rising cases in dairy …

A killer fludemic 30 times more deadly than Covid is already here... but our leaders have their heads in the sand and we are woefully unprepared: GEOFFREY LEAN
2 months, 2 weeks ago

A killer fludemic 30 times more deadly than Covid is already here... but our leaders have their heads in the sand and we are woefully unprepared: GEOFFREY LEAN

Daily Mail  

An elderly man in the US state of Louisiana died on Monday of bird flu contracted from exposure to sick and dead chickens in his backyard flock, becoming the country’s first fatality from the disease. At least Britain bought over five million doses of the bird flu vaccine last month, but that is far from enough, while the Covid inquiry …

Letters to the Editor: ‘Euthanized’? What happens to chickens with bird flu is a lot worse
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: ‘Euthanized’? What happens to chickens with bird flu is a lot worse

LA Times  

To the editor: The Times’ recent article on skyrocketing egg prices claims that once farmers detect the bird flu virus in chickens, “flocks are euthanized.” To “euthanize” means to give a humane death. To understand how these flocks actually die, you might consider the 2022 Associated Press article, “Bird flu’s grisly question: how to kill millions of poultry.” The AP …

Louisiana person is the first US bird flu death, health officials say
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Louisiana person is the first US bird flu death, health officials say

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 The first U.S. bird …

Number of chickens culled in Japan soars to 1.7m amid bird flu outbreak
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Number of chickens culled in Japan soars to 1.7m amid bird flu outbreak

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 Japanese authorities have begun culling …

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

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

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

CNN  

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
3 months 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 declares state of emergency amid rising bird flu cases
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3 months ago

California declares state of emergency amid rising bird flu cases

India Today  

The US reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a Louisiana resident who is hospitalised in critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock. Severe respiratory illness in the Louisiana patient shows increased health risks for people from the virus that previously caused eye redness, or conjunctivitis, in infected dairy workers. "The mild …

We're Pandemic Experts. Here's What Worries Us Most About Bird Flu.
3 months, 1 week 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
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Letters to the Editor: A doctor’s fear that we’re careening toward a bird flu disaster
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: A doctor’s fear that we’re careening toward a bird flu disaster

LA Times  

Bird flu outbreaks at dairy farms are sparking fears of a major threat to human health. To the editor: As a retired public health and emergency medicine physician, I want to thank you for your recent articles about the bird flu, most recently those articles by Times reporters Susanne Rust and Melissa Gomez. The combination of a mutating and potentially …

Scientists warn of the increased dangers of a new bird flu strain
3 months, 3 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 …

Egg prices tick up in US amid efforts to halt spread of bird flu
3 months, 3 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, …

Should We Be Worried About Bird Flu?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Should We Be Worried About Bird Flu?

Huff Post  

ULISES RUIZ via Getty Images The H5N1 virus, aka the bird flu, spilled over to commercial poultry before sickening cattle earlier this year. The increase in avian influenza activity is due to a major outbreak occurring in wild birds that has been ongoing and has spilled into poultry farms and now dairy cattle,” Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert …

Bird flu spreads across US with dozens of cases now found in 6 states
5 months ago

Bird flu spreads across US with dozens of cases now found in 6 states

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 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. Michigan officials announced the state’s first outbreak since early …

The Bird Flu Threat Keeps Growing
55 years, 2 months 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 not investing enough to prepare for catastrophic affects of H5N1 variant of bird flu, experts warn
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Opinion: Bird flu is a real threat. Here’s a way to fight it
9 months ago

Opinion: Bird flu is a real threat. Here’s a way to fight it

LA Times  

If the last couple years are any indication, bird flu is not just for the birds. Livestock transport is regulated at the federal level by the Twenty-Eight Hour Law, which requires animals traveling domestically for more than 28 hours to be offloaded for food, water and rest, and the Animal Health Protection Act, which gives the USDA broad authority to …

Experts say bird flu is a Pandora's box. Are we about to open it?
9 months ago

Experts say bird flu is a Pandora's box. Are we about to open it?

Salon  

On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, a different virus threatens to cause widespread illness and death, bring the global economy to its knees and throw us back into the chaos that we seemingly just emerged from with the virus SARS-CoV-2. “If we let this strain circulate uncontrolled, then boxes 2 and 3 are not that far ” Rajnarayanan added …

More than 1 million birds to be destroyed as bird flu is detected at a seventh Victorian farm
9 months, 1 week 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
9 months, 1 week 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 …

With 100M birds dead, poultry industry could serve as example as dairy farmers confront bird flu
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Centre directs states/UTs to keep vigil on avian influenza, wants regular health check
9 months, 3 weeks 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
9 months, 3 weeks 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
9 months, 3 weeks 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
10 months 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
10 months 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 …

Authorities on alert after low-risk bird flu case detected on West Australian chicken farm
10 months ago

Authorities on alert after low-risk bird flu case detected on West Australian chicken farm

ABC  

In short: A low-pathogenic case of bird flu has been detected on a poultry farm in WA's South West. A mixed poultry farm in Western Australia's South West has been placed under a pest control notice after a low pathogenic strain of avian influenza was detected. We do know H9 low pathogenic strains occur in wild birds," Dr Webb said. …

CDC warns bird flu has 'pandemic potential'
10 months, 2 weeks ago

CDC warns bird flu has 'pandemic potential'

Daily Mail  

Bird flu could cause the next pandemic in humans, the CDC has warned, as the H5N1 strain spreading on farms continued to mutate. In a report quietly published late last week, the agency said avian flu viruses 'have pandemic potential' in a section about rolling out vaccines if there is a human spillover. Also last week, a separate study by …

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