Category: Avian Influenza
Dublin Zoo flamingos isolated after bird flu case confirmed
Dublin Live Dublin Zoo have isolated their flamingos after a case of bird flu was discovered among the colony. The Flamingo Lagoon is currently closed as Dublin Zoo carry out testing. Approximately 100 Chilean flamingos are housed there. All of the birds have been vaccinated and received subsequent boosters, but Dublin Zoo said “infection can occasionally still occur as […]
Jul 11, 2023
Bird flu impacting Scottish eagles
Birdguides NatureScot has also stated that the number of Golden Eagles raising young declined from 48% in 2021 to 28% in 2022. The largest declines recorded for both eagle species were in Lewis and Harris in the Western Isles, where the breeding success of Golden Eagles fell from 55% to 16%, and for White-tailed Eagles […]
Jul 5, 2023
Togo reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on a farm
Reuters he West African country of Togo has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday. The outbreak near the capital Lome killed 1,450 of a flock of 1,500 birds, with the remaining birds being slaughtered, the Paris-based […]
Jul 5, 2023
20 Cats Confirmed with Bird Flu in Poland
Precision Vaccinations Poland’s Chief Veterinary Office recently confirmed 29 samples of avian influenza A(H5N1) were tested, 20 of which came from cats from Gdańsk, Gdynia, Poznań, Lublin, Pruszcz Gdański, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Bydgoszcz, Wrocław, the Rzeszów district and the vicinity of Zamość. As of June 30, 2023, Poland’s State Veterinary Institute in Puławy reported these infections. Previously, a team of scientists […]
Jul 5, 2023
Raw meat linked to H5N1 bird flu outbreak among cats
BNO News Raw meat consumed by one of the infected cats in Poland has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, according to researchers, adding to growing signs that a food product is behind the unusual outbreak. At least 16 cats across Poland have died and tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza, but health officials are […]
Jul 5, 2023
Brazil confirms bird flu in main poultry-producing state
Poultry World According to Brazil’s Official Veterinary Service, 2 new outbreaks have been confirmed in the country, this time in the state of Paraná, a state that accounts for 35% of Brazil’s poultry production. The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply updated the number of cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild […]
Jul 5, 2023
Avian flu cases in Brazilian wild birds continue
Watt Poultry To date, highly pathogenic avian influenza has not been confirmed in commercial poultry in Brazil. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to evade commercial poultry flocks in Brazil, but a new report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) shows that the virus remains present in the country’s wild bird population. According to the […]
Jun 27, 2023
Precision Vaccinations The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recently confirmed sporadic human cases of avian influenza A (H9N2) have been observed in 2023, mainly in young children. As of June 12, 2023, one new human infection with H9N2 was reported in Sichuan province, China. And since 1998, a total of 125 laboratory-confirmed cases, […]
Jun 20, 2023
Unprecedented Avian Flu Outbreak Continues
Science Friday Podcast, link to audio file at the link above. Avian influenza has been circulating for decades among wild birds, but the US is now experiencing the worst outbreak in its history. That’s because of a specific strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which has left around 60 millions birds—mostly poultry—dead. This has implications for […]
Jun 20, 2023
Experts warn bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak
Japan Today The virus causing record cases of avian influenza in birds across the world is changing rapidly, experts have warned, as calls increase for countries to vaccinate their poultry. While emphasising that the risk to humans remains low, the experts who spoke to AFP said that the surging number of bird flu cases in […]
Jun 14, 2023
