The U.S. Department of Agriculture is "18 months or so" away from identifying a vaccine for the current strain of bird flu and is developing a process to distribute it, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday.
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US is ’18 months or so’ away from finding bird flu vaccine, says agriculture secretary
USDA plans to discuss poultry vaccinations with trading partners amid trade restriction concerns
Philippines bans poultry imports from California, Ohio to prevent bird flu spread
The country recently halted imports from Belgium, France on disease concerns
The Philippines' farm ministry said on Wednesday it has banned poultry imports from California and Ohio in the United States because of several outbreaks there of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Sweden reports bird flu outbreak as disease spreads
The Philippines bans poultry imports from France, Belgium to protect poultry, workers, consumers
Sweden has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a farm in the southern part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday, as the disease spreads in Europe. The Philippines, meanwhile, has banned imports of French and Belgian poultry as a virus containment measure.
Avian flu alarm sounded for small flocks
Wild goose deaths spark calls for biosecurity measures
Small flock owners around Portage la Prairie are being asked to ramp up biosecurity. The province has warned producers about a rash of wild birds in the area that have died due to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Why it matters: As of Dec. 12, HPAI had claimed over 10.9 million domestic birds in Canada
Bird flu spreads in Europe with a delay after warm autumn
Severe bird flu detected among Antarctic wild birds and mammals for first time
Paris | Reuters -- Bird flu is spreading fast in Europe but arrived later this year after a warm autumn delayed migration of wild birds, the main carriers of the virus that led to the death of millions of poultry in the past years, scientific agencies said on Thursday.
Manitoba sees first bird flu case of 2023
The virus was confirmed in a commercial poultry operation in the RM of Rhineland
Manitoba’s grace period with highly pathogenic avian influenza is at an end. On Nov. 8, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed a case on a commercial poultry operation in the RM of Rhineland in south-central Manitoba. It is the province’s first domestic case in almost a year. Manitoba’s last brush with HPAI in domesticated birds
French foie gras makers toast rising output after bird flu gloom
Canada, U.S., Japan ban French poultry imports since vaccination
Paris | Reuters — French foie gras output is set to rise for the first time in five years in 2023 as France starts vaccinating ducks against bird flu that has destroyed flocks in recent years, but trade bans that followed will weigh on exports, producers said on Thursday. France has been among the countries
Canada puts temporary ban on France’s poultry, eggs
CFIA move to 'manage the risk' from bird flu vaccination plan
Imports of live birds and unprocessed poultry and eggs from France are barred from Canada effective Sunday (Oct. 1), pending a risk assessment of France’s duck vaccination program for avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced the temporary ban Tuesday, following France’s move to require mandatory vaccination against highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI)
France stacks the deck against bird flu but risks issues
France has launched its bird vaccination scheme amid fears of repeat H5N1 outbreaks
Of all the emerging and potentially pandemic viruses, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus H5N1 is one of the fiercest. First found in Hong Kong in 1997, it has a 60 per cent mortality rate when transmitted to humans. As of August, the World Health Organization has counted 878 human cases and 458 deaths
High-path avian flu pops back up in Saskatchewan, Alberta
Canada keeps sights on 'country-level freedom' from virus
Even after 21 months of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases in Canada — including three new cases in domestic birds so far this month — Canada’s “stamping out” policy for the virus remains in effect. Canada’s active caseload of the virus now comes down to just eight of the 325 premises affected since December 2021.
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