Tasmania's poultry industry prepares for deadly strain of bird flu
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Tasmania's poultry industry prepares for deadly strain of bird flu

ABC  

In short: There are concerns a deadly strain of avian influenza will make its way to Tasmania, following confirmed cases in Victoria. "Be alert, but not alarmed, practice good biosecurity to the extent that it's possible, particularly with respect to trying to exclude wild birds contact with your kept birds or your commercial birds," Biosecurity Tasmania's chief veterinary officer Kevin de Witte said. Biosecurity Tasmania's chief veterinary officer Kevin de Witte is urging poultry farmers and other bird keepers to be vigilant. "It's a huge concern, the impact on the industry would be significant," Pure Eggs business manager, Dan Ryan said. "This strain of bird flu has actually infected more than 50 species of mammals, it's extraordinary," she said.

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Bird flu in North America: What all to know about the outbreak
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4 days, 20 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 …

Egg shortages to continue as bird flu leads to loss of 10 per cent of Australian laying hens
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Egg shortages to continue as bird flu leads to loss of 10 per cent of Australian laying hens

ABC  

Australia has lost more than 10 per cent of its laying hens to bird flu in the last year and there are fears egg shortages will continue as the sector tries to bounce back. Authorities have culled 2.4 million birds to try and control two large avian influenza outbreaks that have resulted in intermittent but ongoing egg shortages. Cattle in …

Avian influenza detected at fourth poultry farm in Victoria's north east
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Avian influenza detected at fourth poultry farm in Victoria's north east

ABC  

Avian influenza has been detected at a fourth poultry farm at Euroa in Victoria's north east. Kinross Farms managing director Philip Szepe said the free-range farm has 90,000 birds that will be killed to control the spread of the disease at the company's final egg-laying property in the region. "As we have seen, it is not unusual for an avian …

Bird flu detected at third poultry farm at Euroa in Victoria's north
1 month ago

Bird flu detected at third poultry farm at Euroa in Victoria's north

ABC  

A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza has been detected at a third poultry farm at Euroa in Victoria's north-east. Agriculture Victoria said the H7N8 strain had been detected near two other infected properties. Victoria's acting Chief Veterinary Officer Cameron Bell said given the close proximity of the infected farms, the new detection was not unexpected. Cameron Bell says given …

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 …

New Victorian bird flu outbreak
1 month, 1 week ago

New Victorian bird flu outbreak

ABC  

Samantha Donovan: A new outbreak of bird flu in Australia has been detected at a commercial egg farm in northern Victoria. Kathleen O'Connor: Just four weeks after authorities lifted quarantine restrictions on the last property impacted by the 2024 avian flu outbreak, a new strain has emerged. Kathleen O'Connor: The new strain is a variant of last year's H7 virus …

Victorian chicken farm in quarantine after highly pathogenic strain of bird flu detected
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Victorian chicken farm in quarantine after highly pathogenic strain of bird flu detected

ABC  

A north-east Victorian poultry farm is in quarantine after a new case of bird flu was detected. It comes after Agriculture Victoria lifted quarantine on the last Victorian property infected by H7 avian influenza last month. Victoria's acting chief veterinarian, Cameron Bell, said poultry deaths on the property were reported early last week and were investigated by a private vet. …

Another bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Australia - just days after government announced the disease had been eradicated
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Another bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Australia - just days after government announced the disease had been eradicated

Daily Mail  

Australia's recent declaration of being bird flu-free has proved short-lived, with the Victorian Agriculture Department announcing an outbreak at a farm in the state's north. On Thursday, the federal government announced Australia was officially bird flu-free after there had been no detections of H7 avian influenza since July. Authorities have placed a Victorian poultry property in quarantine after detecting bird …

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 …

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 …

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

New Zealand’s Bird Flu Outbreak Should End Soon, Officials Say
2 months, 3 weeks ago

New Zealand’s Bird Flu Outbreak Should End Soon, Officials Say

Live Mint  

-- New Zealand officials say they have contained an outbreak of bird flu to a single site in the southern region of Otago. Exports of poultry products worth about NZ$190 million a year were halted after New Zealand confirmed its first case of bird flu on an egg farm operated by Mainland Poultry. Officials took about 4,300 samples from 36 …

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 …

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 …

Bird flu detected in Friesland: 63,000 chickens culled
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

There's only one continent without the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain. The approach might make Australia a 'world leader'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

There's only one continent without the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain. The approach might make Australia a 'world leader'

ABC  

Australia's surveillance of bird flu has been described as a possible "model" to follow globally, with the spread of the H5N1 strain of the virus causing concerns for international health authorities. Professor Bennett said the H5N1 strain was very infectious and more thorough surveillance was needed to manage outbreaks before the virus spread across different populations of wildlife. Australia a …

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 …

Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming
3 months, 3 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 …

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

Federal government announces $95m preparedness fund in case of deadly H5N1 bird flu arriving in Australia
5 months, 1 week ago

Federal government announces $95m preparedness fund in case of deadly H5N1 bird flu arriving in Australia

ABC  

The looming arrival of a deadly strain of bird flu in Australia has prompted the federal government to set up a $95 million preparation fund as part of a swathe of biosecurity and environmental measures. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said the H5N1 strain of avian influenza "presents a real and significant threat to Australia's agriculture sector". Why scientists fear havoc …

Australia and New Zealand Brace for Bird Flu Threat: A Global Threat
5 months, 2 weeks 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. …

Australia's bird flu outbreak has claimed the lives of 2 million chickens, but experts fear the worst is yet to come
5 months, 3 weeks 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". …

Bird flu H5N1 strain could cause 'mass mortality' of black swans, other native birds
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu H5N1 strain could cause 'mass mortality' of black swans, other native birds

ABC  

According to local Ballarat legend, when colonisers attempted to introduce white swans at Lake Wendouree, the native black swans attacked and killed the introduced species. Both Threatened Species Commissioner Dr Fiona Fraser and bird flu expert Dr Michelle Wille have warned that native birds could face "mass mortality events" if the virus — known as HPAI H5N1 strain — reaches …

Victoria's bird flu outbreak engaged thousands of animal disease fighters after years of wargaming
6 months, 3 weeks 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
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Biosecurity responsibilities fall on everyday residents as bird flu, varroa mite, or fire ants pose threats
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Biosecurity responsibilities fall on everyday residents as bird flu, varroa mite, or fire ants pose threats

ABC  

Karen Johns' hobby is a bit more intensive than reading or painting. However, a pest or disease outbreak could also impact the environment as well as human and animal health, according to Queensland's chief biosecurity officer Rachel Chay. "Queensland operates under the guise of shared responsibility across the 1.8 million square kilometres," Dr Chay said. All reports welcomed Dr Chay …

Australian Antarctic scientists wargame for spread of deadly H5N1 avian influenza to more territory
7 months, 1 week ago

Australian Antarctic scientists wargame for spread of deadly H5N1 avian influenza to more territory

ABC  

Inside the headquarters of the Australian Antarctic Division, dozens of experts have gathered for a simulated emergency. "It's an evolving scenario," AAD operations manager Robb Clifton said of the training exercise. The scenario participants discussed included researchers finding dead birds around Australia's Macquarie Island research station. Team to 'bear witness' to bird flu in Australia's territory A bird which died …

Australian biosecurity fears rise as spring looms, residents urged to report sick animals
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian biosecurity fears rise as spring looms, residents urged to report sick animals

ABC  

With its red dirt deserts to rainforests and rugged coastlines, the terrain of northern Australia is vast and varied but presents a uniform threat. Distance no barrier As southern states battled outbreaks of the H7 strain of avian influenza, Australia's acting Chief Veterinary Officer Sam Hamilton said loss of habitat and urbanisation also affected bird migration. "These birds regularly migrate …

Bird flu outbreak worries Australia
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Australia hit by bird flu outbreak of highly pathogenic strain
7 months, 3 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 …

With the U.S. bird flu outbreak uncontained, scientists see growing risks
7 months, 3 weeks ago

With the U.S. bird flu outbreak uncontained, scientists see growing risks

NPR  

With the U.S. bird flu outbreak uncontained, scientists see growing risks toggle caption Charlie Neibergall/AP For nearly four months, the spread of bird flu in the nation’s dairy cattle has stoked fears that, if left unchecked, the virus could eventually unleash a pandemic. “Every time you give an avian virus a chance to infect a human, it’s like buying a …

Australia is aiming to eradicate bird flu. This is how scientists are tracking and tracing the outbreak
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness warns of potential arrival of H5N1 bird flu strain
8 months, 1 week ago

Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness warns of potential arrival of H5N1 bird flu strain

ABC  

Australian disease authorities are looking to the north and south of the country as they prepare for an outbreak of a bird flu strain that has caused a global animal pandemic. Closing in on Australia Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness senior research scientist Frank Wong said northern Australia's remoteness could pose surveillance challenges. Australia was not on the flight paths …

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 …

Experts warn H5N1 bird flu strain 'likely' to arrive in Australia in spring and could put wild birds such as little penguins at risk
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Experts warn H5N1 bird flu strain 'likely' to arrive in Australia in spring and could put wild birds such as little penguins at risk

ABC  

As authorities work to restrict the spread of the deadly H7 strain of bird flu affecting chickens and eggs across Australia, ecologists and advocates warn a different strain of the virus could lead to an environmental disaster in some wild birds. Dr Dewar said her greatest concern was animals like threatened sea lions or vulnerable little penguin colonies with "small …

Grim reality for businesses left to pick up the pieces after bird flu outbreak
8 months, 2 weeks 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. …

Avian influenza case detected at Canberra farm, ACT government confirms
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Avian influenza case detected at Canberra farm, ACT government confirms

ABC  

In short: Australia's avian influenza outbreak has spread to a farm in Canberra, which has been quarantined. The ACT government has confirmed the territory's first case of avian influenza has been detected at a Canberra farm, which has been quarantined. The ACT's acting chief veterinary officer, Dr Kyeelee Driver, said the government received information on Tuesday morning that the ACT …

Second farm in the Hawkesbury region confirmed to have bird flu as biosecurity zone widened
9 months ago

Second farm in the Hawkesbury region confirmed to have bird flu as biosecurity zone widened

ABC  

In short: A second farm in the Hawkesbury region has been confirmed to have the HPAI H7N8 strain of avian influenza. A second farm in the Hawkesbury region has been confirmed to have the HPAI H7N8 strain of avian influenza. On Saturday the CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness confirmed the positive test result of the HPAI H7N8 strain of …

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 …

What does the NSW bird flu case mean for households and grocery lists?
9 months ago

What does the NSW bird flu case mean for households and grocery lists?

ABC  

Egg stock in supermarkets are down, and hundreds of thousands of chickens are set to be euthanased as bird flu wreaks havoc across Australia. Professor of microbiology at Swinburne University and food health and safety expert Enzo Palombo said that while there's "never been any evidence" of the virus transmitting to food supply, there are still measures that can be …

Bird flu detected on New South Wales poultry farm as Victoria continues to battle its own outbreak
9 months ago

Bird flu detected on New South Wales poultry farm as Victoria continues to battle its own outbreak

ABC  

In short: The bird flu strain detected in the Greater Sydney Basin is different to the strain detected in Victoria in recent weeks. A New South Wales poultry farm is under quarantine following a detection of bird flu. The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries has confirmed an outbreak of HPAI H7N8 strain of avian influenza in the Greater …

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

Poultry farmers urge backyard chicken owners to implement biosecurity measures, help curb bird flu
9 months, 1 week ago

Poultry farmers urge backyard chicken owners to implement biosecurity measures, help curb bird flu

ABC  

In short: Australia is currently in the midst of the largest ever outbreak of bird flu, with five farms in south-west Victoria under quarantine. Chicken farmers are calling on backyard poultry owners to protect their animals from disease to help stop the nation's largest outbreak of bird flu from spreading and further affecting the egg industry. Victoria's chief vet, Graeme …

Can bird flu be caught through eating chicken and eggs? All you need to know about the crisis gripping Australia's poultry farms
9 months, 1 week ago

Can bird flu be caught through eating chicken and eggs? All you need to know about the crisis gripping Australia's poultry farms

Daily Mail  

With more more than 500,000 chickens already slaughtered due to an outbreak of bird flu at three Victorian farms, many Australians are rightly concerned about the safety of the food they eat. Tensions were heightened when a child returning from India was confirmed as Australia's first case of avian influenza A - bird flu - which has caused widespread bird …

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 …

World Health Organization confirms Australia's first human case of H5N1 bird flu likely came from India
9 months, 2 weeks ago

World Health Organization confirms Australia's first human case of H5N1 bird flu likely came from India

ABC  

In short: The WHO has confirmed Australia's first human case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu was contracted by a child who had travelled to India last month. The WHO has confirmed Australia's first human case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu was contracted by a child who had travelled to India last month. The World Health Organization …

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 …

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