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Germany orders 20,000 turkeys culled as bird flu found on another farm

By Reuters February 10, 2021

About 20,000 turkeys will be slaughtered after bird flu was found on another poultry farm in Germany, authorities said Jan 29. Type H5N8 bird flu was confirmed in a farm in the Ludwigslust-Parchim area in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, said the Ludwigslust-Parchim local government authority. A series of outbreaks of bird flu have been

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Germany orders 29,000 chickens culled after bird flu found on farm

By Reuters December 11, 2020

About 29,000 chickens will be slaughtered in Germany after bird flu was found on another poultry farm, authorities said on Dec. 3. Type H5N8 bird flu was confirmed in a farm in the eastern area of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state government said. The 29,000 chickens are now being slaughtered and a 10-kilometre observation area

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Fast-spreading bird flu puts EU poultry industry on edge

By Sybille De La Hamaide December 7, 2020

Reuters – A highly contagious and deadly form of avian influenza is spreading rapidly in Europe, putting the poultry industry on alert with previous outbreaks in mind that saw tens of millions of birds culled and significant economic losses. The disease, commonly called bird flu, has been found in France, the Netherlands, Germany, Britain, Belgium,

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Germany may cull up to 70,000 chickens as bird flu found on another farm

By Reuters December 1, 2020

Bird flu has been found on another chicken farm in Germany and a program to slaughter up to 70,000 poultry is being prepared, authorities said Nov. 17. Type H5N8 bird flu was confirmed in a farm near Rostock in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, said a spokesman for the local government authority Landkreis Rostock. About

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Missouri turkeys turn up with low-path bird flu

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 11, 2018

A commercial flock of about 20,000 turkeys in southwestern Missouri has turned up with low-pathogenicity (“low-path”) H7N1 avian flu, marking the first such case in the U.S. this year. The flock was on a turkey farm in Jasper County, about 140 km northwest of Branson. Missouri is on the Mississippi flyway for migratory birds, which

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Troops to help cull fowl in Philippines’ bird flu battle

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 16, 2017

Manila | Reuters — The Philippines will deploy hundreds of troops to hasten a cull of about 600,000 fowl, the farm minister said on Wednesday, as part of efforts to rein in the Southeast Asian nation’s first outbreak of bird flu. There has been no case of human transmission after the flu was detected on

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Philippines reports first avian flu outbreak

By GFM Network News August 11, 2017

Manila | Reuters — The Philippines will cull 200,000 chickens, quails and ducks after confirming the country’s first outbreak of bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said on Friday. The avian flu outbreak was detected in a farm in San Luis municipality in Pampanga province, north of the capital Manila, which later spread to five

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Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek April 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– Global outbreaks of bird flu in poultry have altered the flow of U.S. chicken meat, eggs and grain around the world, adding to challenges faced by domestic exporters and giving a leg up to Brazil, which has so far escaped the disease. Different strains of avian flu have been detected across

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Top U.S. chicken-producing state sees first case of bird flu

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek March 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Georgia has confirmed its first-ever case of bird flu in commercial poultry, its agriculture department said on Monday, widening an outbreak of the disease into the United States’ biggest chicken meat-producing state. A flock of 18,000 chickens used for breeding was culled after testing positive for H7 bird flu, according to

Health officers in protective clothing cull poultry at a wholesale market, as trade in live poultry was suspended after a spot check at a local street market revealed the presence of H7N9 bird flu virus, in Hong Kong June 7, 2016.

International news, Poultry

Chinese consumers seem to shrug off deadly bird flu outbreak

Repeated issues with the outbreaks have led citizens of the country to become less alarmed about warnings

By Adam Jourdan March 6, 2017

Four years ago, a bird flu outbreak in China killed at least three dozen people, triggered mass poultry culling, put masks on millions of Chinese faces and hammered shares in fast-food and travel companies. This winter, more than 100 people have died, but few birds have been slaughtered, there are few masks on the streets

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Germany orders 20,000 turkeys culled as bird flu found on another farm

Germany orders 29,000 chickens culled after bird flu found on farm

Fast-spreading bird flu puts EU poultry industry on edge

Germany may cull up to 70,000 chickens as bird flu found on another farm

Missouri turkeys turn up with low-path bird flu

Troops to help cull fowl in Philippines’ bird flu battle

Philippines reports first avian flu outbreak

Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains

Top U.S. chicken-producing state sees first case of bird flu

Chinese consumers seem to shrug off deadly bird flu outbreak

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