England and Wales are to ease the rules temporarily on defrosted poultry meat because of the impact of bird flu.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising consumers buying turkey, duck, capon, or goose products
Continue Reading England and EU differ on defrosted poultry meat stance
The United States is now all but certain to beat its 2015 record of losing 50 million birds to highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks. That became apparent during just two days late this month when
Continue Reading Poultry losses for the year from bird flu near record; the threat to humans isn’t zero
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
Continue Reading NVWA urges Salmonella focus in poultry despite bird flu problem
Commercial poultry flocks in the United States have mostly escaped highly pathogenic avian influenza during the past month.
And a world snapshot for the period from May 19 through June 8 by the World Animal
Continue Reading Bird flu eases in commercial poultry, but APHIS fears it could return in fall
A Colorado inmate who was working to combat avian flu in commercial poultry has himself tested positive for the bird flu virus. The man, who was under 40 years of age, was involved in the
Continue Reading A recovery is reported in Colorado for nation’s first human illness from bird flu
Millions of birds in at least 17 states are being rapidly killed in a determined attempt to bring a dangerous strain of Avian flu under control. And Avian Influenza outbreaks in the United States during
Continue Reading U.S. outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza doubled during past month
In the past six months, new avian influenza case reports from more than 40 countries were filed with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). Some of those reports are now coming from the
Continue Reading Bird flu spreads under improved surveillance and some vaccine hopes
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) claims to have the most robust avian influenza surveillance program in the world. The past 30 days have put that surveillance system to the test as highly
Continue Reading APHIS ups its game of surveillance for bird flu; sporadic human infections possible
Bird flu can strike twice. A commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, Indiana, last struck by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in 2016, is again infected as the disease returns to America..
The USDA’s Animal
Continue Reading First avian flu case of 2022 strikes Indiana’s commercial turkeys again
A new strain of Avian influenza that was present in Europe, only last year, is reported in the southern states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Florida.
It is another highly pathogenic avian influenza
Continue Reading Another highly pathogenic avian influenza strain invades southern states
