Bird flu
- World
US confirms H5N1 bird flu in swine for first time
Los Angeles: H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in a pig in the United States for the first time, said the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The farm has been quarantined to…
- World
Australia reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu
New Delhi: A child in Victoria has tested positive for avian influenza A (H5N1) — the first human case of bird flu in Australia, according to health authorities on Wednesday. Health officials…
- World
Japan confirms season’s 4th bird flu outbreak
Tokyo: Japan has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, local media reported. The Kagoshima prefectural government said that work to…
- Middle East
Israel detects bird flu outbreaks at two more turkey farms
Jerusalem: Israel said that it has detected pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at two more turkey farms in the country. The first outbreak occurred among 25,000 turkeys in three coop structures at…
- Middle East
Israel detects bird flu at southern turkey farms
Jerusalem: The highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected in two turkey farms in southern Israel, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said. Nearly 7,300 infected turkeys were detected in the village…
- Kerala
Bird flu: Over 6,000 birds culled in Kerala’s Kottayam
Kottayam: Over 6,000 birds were culled in three separate panchayats of Kerala’s Kottayam district where a bird flu outbreak has been confirmed. A total of 6,017 birds, mostly ducks, were killed on…
- Middle East
Israel detects bird flu at turkey farm
Jerusalem: The highly pathogenic bird flu, avian influenza, has been detected in a turkey farm in western Israel, the state’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said in a statement. Following the…
- World
US confirms 1st human case of bird flu
Washington: The US has confirmed the first known human case of H5 bird flu in a person in the state of Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. The…
- Middle East
Israel probably passed the peak of bird flu outbreak
Jerusalem: The peak of the bird flu outbreak in Israel has probably passed, and there is no indication of harm to humans, said a joint statement issued by the state’s Ministry of…