Rural Life
Bird flu update shows 213 dairy herds with confirmed cases
The most recent update from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that 213 dairy herds in 14 US states...
Bird Flu
Pig/Poultry
Mandatory bird registration coming into force soon
In the coming weeks it will become a legal requirement for all bird keepers in Wales and England to register...
Rural Life
US confirms first human bird flu case without animal contact
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first US case of avian influenza (bird flu)...
Pig/Poultry
Egg producers no longer have to change labelling during bird flu outbreaks
Egg producers and packers will no longer need to change how eggs are labelled during an outbreak of avian influenza...
Pig/Poultry
APHA to lead £2.3m project to 'fill knowledge gaps' on bird flu
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is set to lead a £2.3 million research project to “fill knowledge gaps”...
Pig/Poultry
New variants of bird flu threaten Asia and the Pacific – FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for urgent regional efforts to combat a rise...
Government
UK self-declares itself free from bird flu
The UK has self-declared freedom from highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) for Great Britain with effect from March 29....
Pig/Poultry
UK govt assesses bird flu risk to people as 'very low' amid US case
The UK government’s Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance (HAIRS) group has said the risk posed to people in contact...
N.Ireland
Second human case of bird flu reported in US
A second human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (bird flu) was reported by the Centers for Disease Control...
Beef
USDA continues studies on meat due to bird flu outbreak
To verify the safety of meat in relation to avian influenza, or bird flu, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
N.Ireland
Bird flu contaminated milk causes deaths of cats in US
Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has revealed that domestic cats died from Highly Pathogenic...
Dairy
Bird flu viral fragments detected in 1-in-5 milk samples in US
Authorities in the US have confirmed viral fragments of avian influenza – or bird flu – in one-in-five samples of...
N.Ireland
Vietnam reports first human infection with bird flu
Vietnam has reported its first human infection with a low pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) A(H9N2) virus, according to the Centres for...
Dairy
Large US producer slaughters 1.6m hens because of bird flu
The largest producer and distributor of fresh eggs in the United States has been forced to destroy 1.6 million laying hens...
N.Ireland
UK declares itself free from bird flu pending WOAH review
The UK government has self-declared “zonal freedom” from highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu). The UK does not currently have...
N.Ireland
Bird flu confirmed in person who had contact with infected cattle
A person in the United States who had contact with dairy cattle in Texas infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu virus detected in domestic goat in US for the first time
Avian influenza (bird flu) strain has been detected in a a junior goat in the US for the first time....
Pig/Poultry
New measures aim to better protect UK poultry sector from bird flu
The government has today (Tuesday, March 19) announced new measures aiming to better protect the UK poultry sector from future...
