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Turkeys. (Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock

Canada books first month in 19 without bird flu outbreak

Eight commercial poultry farms remain active sites

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June 2023 appears set to be Canada’s first month without a new highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in poultry or other domesticated birds since the disease returned to this country in late 2021. Canada has booked 322 outbreaks in domestic birds in the past 19 months, of which 31 were detected so far in 2023.
File photo of chicks on a genetic map of a chicken. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock

Scientists isolate human gene able to fend off most bird flu viruses

Finding may show which bird flu strains have human pandemic potential

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London | Reuters — U.K. researchers have homed in on a human gene implicated in thwarting most bird flu viruses from infecting people. Bird flu chiefly spreads among wild birds such as ducks and gulls and can also infect farmed birds and domestic poultry such as chickens, turkeys and quails. Although the viruses largely affect
File photo of chicks on a genetic map of a chicken. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock

Animal health body backs bird flu vaccination to avoid pandemic

Vaccination should focus on free-range birds, WOAH chief says

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Paris | Reuters — Governments should consider vaccinating poultry against bird flu, which has killed hundreds of millions of birds and infected mammals worldwide, to prevent the virus from turning into a new pandemic, the head of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said. The severity of the current outbreak of avian influenza, commonly
The latest avian flu outbreak has unquestionably been deadly. Across 37 affected countries, more than 50 million birds have been culled.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Gauging the real bird flu risk

U.K. poultry can roam free outside again, but bird flu risk hasn’t gone away

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As of April 18, poultry and captive birds in the U.K. were allowed to return outside, due to what regulators say is a waning risk of bird flu. Mandatory housing measures that kept birds indoors were introduced across England and Wales in the autumn of 2022 following the unprecedented spread of bird flu in the
A macrophage (immune response) cell in early stages of infection with African swine fever virus, magnified about 1,000x. (Keith Weller photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock

MPs get assurance on Canada’s biosecurity preparedness

Canada well prepared for foreign animal diseases, officials say

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Officials from several federal agencies have reassured the public about Canada’s animal biosecurity preparedness. Witnesses from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) spoke to MPs’ concerns about livestock diseases at a committee meeting last Wednesday afternoon. Biosecurity preparedness has been a relevant issue
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock

Avian flu outbreaks climb in Quebec poultry

Thirteen outbreaks reported in province so far in April

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After a relatively quiet March with just one outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic poultry, Quebec has turned up 13 outbreaks so far this month. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency in April has reported detections of high-path avian flu at 13 sites in that province, including: three commercial barns in the regional county
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Livestock

U.S. begins testing bird flu vaccines for poultry after record outbreak

Four vaccines to be tested

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Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government is testing four potential bird flu vaccines for poultry, officials said on Friday, after more than 58 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have died in the nation’s worst outbreak ever. The trials, conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service, are the first step
Farmers have stepped up biosecurity as the current strain of avian influenza is more transmissible than previous ones.
News, Poultry

Poultry sector resumes vigilance over avian influenza

Highly pathogenic strain resurfaces for Wave 3 of outbreak

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Glacier FarmMedia – The spring run of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has started in some parts of the country. But a year of experience managing the disease has Canadian farmers ready with new knowledge and tools. From the start of March to April 5, officials had confirmed three cases in domestic poultry operations in
In 2022, about 287,000 birds died or were euthanized due to avian influenza.
News, Poultry

Feather groups prepped for spring bird flu

Last year saw 21 infected sites and more than 280,000 chickens killed

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With migratory birds set to return soon, Manitoba poultry groups are bracing for an increased threat of bird flu. “We’re hoping for the best but we’re preparing for another challenge like we had in the fall,” said Cory Rybuck, general manager of Manitoba Egg Farmers. Migratory birds are considered the most common source of Highly

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