African Swine Fever detected in the North West
Zeerust in the North West has reportedly been hit by an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. It was reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Wednesday, according to the Department
Avian Flu
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Guangdong reports two more H7N9 human cases
GUANGZHOU - Two more H7N9 cases have been reported in south China's Guangdong Province, raising the province's total infections to 65 this year, local health authorities said Sunday. A 45-year-old man
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One more H7N9 case reported in Guangdong
GUANGZHOU -- One more H7N9 human case was reported in south China's Guangdong Province, making the total number to 54, local health authorities said on Saturday. A 48-year-old woman from Jinping District
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Pesticides may have killed birds in Sultanpur bird sanctuary
Bird flu may not have been the cause behind the deaths of 47 birds at Sultanpur sanctuary in Gurgaon recently. Officials now suspect something more lethal. Biologists and Haryana forest department officials
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India appeals to WTO panel over import of US agr products
India has appealed to the Dispute Settlement Board of the World Trade Organisation for a panel decision on its issues with the US over agricultural imports. “WTO Secretariat received today a notice by
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East China province reports 14 H7N9 cases this winter
HANGZHOU - East China's Zhejiang province has reported 14 human cases of H7N9 avian influenza infection this winter, local authorities said Wednesday. Of the 14, two died, eight are in a critical condition,
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Polluted water destroying Sultanpur
The death of birds that led to Sultanpur National Park shutting down on January 10 may not have been caused by avian flu, but ecologists say they are symptomatic of a deeper malaise affecting the sanctuary.
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Nigeria: Bird Flu- Lagos Kills 2,000 Birds
Awka — Following the resurgence of the Avian influenza Virus, popularly known as Bird Flu, the Lagos State Government has revealed that it has killed 2,000 birds in a poultry farm in Badore area of Lagos,
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Two die of H7N9 bird flu in E China
SHANGHAI - Two people in China's coastal Fujian province have died of H7N9 avian flu, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, quoting local health officials. The province had 15 confirmed cases of
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Egypt: New Death From H5n1 Bird Flu in Assiut- Health Ministry
Cairo — A 65 year-old woman from Assiut governorate died in hospital after being diagnosed with H5N1 bird flu virus, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. Her death brings the death toll to at
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State under threat of avian flu
Thousands of birds arrive from European, Russian regions Uttarakhand is under threat of avian influenza as during the winter season thousands of birds arrive to this part of the country from European