May 24, 2023 In Nariño, the ICA carried out sampling and supervision of vaccination against Newcastle in the border area Pasture, May 24, 2023: The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) supervised vaccination against Newcastle disease in backyard conglomerates located in the border area of the department of Nariño. Likewise, during this day, samples were taken from … Read more
Poultry farmers also demand compensatory measures for the sacrifices of hundreds of animals, since the virus has caused them to have to eliminate entire production facilities where contagion is registered. Bird flu has claimed the lives of more than 900,000 birds in the industry, losing 5% of their annual productive capacity in eggs, whose value … Read more
The bird flu continues to jeopardize the entire production of chickens. This Friday a positive case in a commercial farm located in General Racedo, Entre Ríos, the main Argentine province in terms of production of this dietary protein. The confirmation of the National Food and Agriculture Health Service (SENASA) put the entire agro-industrial chain of … Read more
POV is in talks with the ministries of LNV and VWS about the advice and the practical elaboration of bird flu (HPAI) and influenza viruses. An important nuance is that it mainly concerns bird flu and not influenza in pigs. One of the recommendations is that keeping both poultry and pigs at one business location … Read more
The risk of avian flu jumping from poultry to humans (zoonosis) is still small in the Netherlands. Yet there are signs worldwide that people should pay attention. This is stated in an advice from the Expert Council on Zoonoses. The increase in infections among wild mammals worldwide is a point of attention, say the experts. … Read more
Pigs are a ‘potential mixing vessel’ for bird flu (HPAI) and influenza viruses. They can cause bird flu to spread to humans. This is stated in a new advice from the Expert Council on Zoonoses. Mixed farms with pigs and poultry, pig farms with a range, farms near poultry farms or in areas rich in … Read more
The risk of spreading highly pathogenic bird flu (HPAI) among people in the Netherlands is unchanged. Due to the worldwide spread of bird flu variant H5N1, the uncertainty about the risk assessment is increasing, warn experts from the Center for Infectious Disease Control of the RIVM and the Expert Council on Zoonoses. In a letter, … Read more
“To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question”, as in the first line of a soliloquy from William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, thus is the National Service for Food Health and Quality (Senasa) in front of the bird flu. He summoned the National Poultry Commission to evaluate the experiences elapsed in the last months … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — The United States is facing what some experts call “a new era for bird flu.” The country has been battling the largest outbreak to date of the highly contagious virus since January 2022. What are the details? The virus poses a major threat to commercial chicken herds and has … Read more
As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, another virus has been slowly making its way back into the headlines: bird flu. The highly contagious disease, which can be deadly for both birds and humans, has been reported in several countries around the globe, including India. But the real cause for concern is … Read more