Bird Flu
18 Apr
The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an "extraordinarily high" mortality rate.
28 Mar
Cows at dairy farms in Texas and Kansas tested positive for a contagious strain of bird flu in an "unprecedented development," Texan farming authorities said Wednesday. The Texas Department of Agriculture and with other state and national agencies "are working around the clock to ensure the safety of our food supply," said Texas agriculture commissioner…
7 Feb
Czech farmers have killed about 140,000 birds since the start of the year in a bid to halt the spread of a bird flu outbreak, the State Veterinary Administration (SVS) said on Wednesday.
22 Sep 2023
South African poultry farmers have warned of possible chicken and egg shortages as they battle what the industry says is the worst bird flu outbreak ever to hit the country.
19 Jul 2023
There are concerns that another deadly pandemic is imminent as current outbreak of avian influenza (also called ‘bird flu’) has devastated animal populations, including poultry, wild birds, and some mammals, and harmed farmers’ livelihoods and food trade.
20 Jun 2023
Poultry farmers in Aiyedoto Poultry Farm Estate in Lagos State have urged the Federal Government to intervene in the plight of farmers affected by avian influenza (bird flu) in 2021.
28 Apr 2023
The Federal Government has said it will not succumb to calls from stakeholders to introduce vaccines to curtail the devastating effect of Avian Influenza also known as bird flu in the poultry industry.