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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China culls birds as flu death toll rises to six
Chinese authorities slaughtered over 20,000 birds at a poultry market in Shanghai on Friday as the death toll from a new strain of bird flu mounted to six, spreading concern overseas and sparking a sell-off
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New bird flu strain hard to track; China toll reaches 3
Scientists taking a first look at the genetics of the bird flu strain that has struck China said on Wednesday the virus could be harder to track than its better-known cousin H5N1 because it might be able
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China announces two new bird flu cases, including one death
China has found two more cases of a new strain of bird flu and one of the victims has died, state media said on Wednesday, bringing to nine the number of cases. A 38-year old cook became ill early last
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China reports 4 more H7N9 bird flu infections
Four people in East China's Jiangsu province have been confirmed as being infected with the lesser-known H7N9 bird flu, local authorities said Tuesday. Low risk for humans to contract H7N9 bird flu
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Vietnam put on high alert to bird flu outbreaks
Vietnam is facing a high risk of bird flu outbreaks due to unfavorable weather conditions which reduce the animals' resistance according to the Animal Health Department under the Ministry of Agriculture
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Two cases of human bird flu reported in SW China
China on Sunday reported two human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in southwestern city of Guiyang, the Ministry of Health announced. A 21-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, who developed
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Tarai districts at high risk of bird flu
Banke, Bardiya and Dang of Mid-western Tarai region are at high risk of bird flu, sources said today. Regional Livestock Directorate today organised a press conference in Nepalgunj and informed that
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Culling in Gelephu
Bird Flu Outbreak: More than 396 birds of 46 households were culled in Namkhaling village, Gelephu, following an outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5NI in the locality. Commonly known
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Bird flu detected in Pokhara, 3,500 chickens slaughtered
Some 3,500 chickens were slaughtered in four different poultry farms in Pokhara, Kaski, on Wednesday as bird flu (H5N1) virus was detected there. The Regional Directorate of Livestock Services in Pokhara
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Bird flu infected poultry killed at Lamthoki
KATHMANDU, JAN 02 - Over 2,500 chickens were slaughtered at a Lamthoki hatchery in Sitapaila, Kathmandu, on Wednesday following an outbreak of the bird flu (H5N1) virus. A team of experts from the Department