Bird flu: What is it and what’s behind the outbreak?
Why is bird flu so bad this year and why are scientists so concerned? Source link
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Half a Million Chickens to Be Destroyed in Bird Flu Outbreak
March 23, 2022 A commercial chicken farm in Nebraska will destroy 570,000 broilers because a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza – better known as bird flu – was discovered in the flock, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture reported. Earlier this month, bird flu was discovered in a backyard flock in Merrick County and in … Read more
Human case of bird flu detected in the UK
Experts say there is no evidence of onward spread and the risk to the public is very low. Source link
Wrexham: Bird flu confirmed among poultry and wild birds
The virus does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers, the Welsh government says. Source link
Bird flu: China sees first human case of rare H10N3 strain
It’s unclear how the man caught the H10N3 strain but human transmission is thought to be unlikely. Source link
Bird Flu LIVE: Delhi bans import of live birds, Ghazipur poultry market shut down for 10 days
Bird flu finds its origins in China. It was in the year 1996 when the first such case was reported from China. (PTI photos) Bird Flu LIVE UPDATES: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that import of live birds has been banned in the national Capital with immediate effect. Kejriwal also announced that … Read more
Bird flu: All captive birds in Britain to be kept indoors amid outbreak
The risk to humans is “very low”, the government said, and should “not affect the consumption of poultry products”. Source link