About 10 days ago, after a second human case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu was announced, the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) reworked its markup on the issue, not the message.
Since it first struck a commercial poultry flock on U.S. soil in early 2022. avian flu has
Continue Reading That second human bird flu illness brings stepped-up involvement by the CDC
The Avian influenza summer break is not only over, it has been smashed. In the past 30 days, the virus has spread to 106 commercial flocks in 23 states. And California is the latest to report outbreaks —in two broiler operations in Stanislaus County and an egg-laying business in Sonoma
Continue Reading The avian flu virus is rapidly spreading through commercial flocks in the U.S.
After a summer pause, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) epidemic in the United States resumed last month, first as a single event, then as a cluster of cases, and it is now spreading across at least 14 states.
The new outbreak cases first took the dead bird total to
Continue Reading Avian flu kills more than 61 million birds, but CDC still sees only a slight threat to humans
Mass killings to control highly contagious, highly pathogenic avian influenza are being criticized by at least one animal activist organization.
The non-governmental Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has petitioned the USDA’s Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS), asking the government to “incentivize producers to adequately plan for the rapid killing of
Continue Reading Animal activists want mass killings to control avian flu to use more humane methods
Dutch authorities have stressed the need to keep a focus on Salmonella despite restrictions because of avian flu outbreaks.
Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is causing a lot of concern among companies and within the poultry farming sector.
Efforts are being made to prevent further infections by taking
Continue Reading NVWA urges Salmonella focus in poultry despite bird flu problem
The probability of infection by low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) through eating contaminated raw poultry meat or raw table eggs is “negligible”, according to estimates from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
EFSA said there is a high level of uncertainty on the transmission pathways for poultry and wild birds
Continue Reading EFSA assesses avian influenza risk from raw poultry and eggs
Food safety is for naught if animal diseases are not kept at bay. The federal Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program is funded through the so-called Farm Bill. And 120 groups representing animal agriculture late this week let Senate conferees know the 2018 Farm Bill does not provide enough money
Continue Reading ‘Gold standard’ of defense against animal disease sought in Farm Bill
