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Bird flu spread in Andhra Pradesh, India district causes worries of further spread, affects chicken meat sales
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Reports of a spread of the H5N1 avian influenza in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India, has sparked fears of a similar outbreak in Visakhapatnam district, with locals shunning meat shops for the past few days.
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Close to 1.8 million birds in UK culled in last three months as avian flu spreads
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Almost 1.8 million farmed and captive birds have been culled in the past three months due to the spread of avian flu across the United Kingdom, the BBC has learned.
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Sweden now free of Newcastle disease
Thursday, February 6, 2025
In January 2025, Sweden was officially declared free of Newcastle disease following a successful eradication campaign.
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Bird flu prevention zone imposed on England, UK
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
A bird flu prevention zone enforcing strict hygiene standards around domesticated birds has been declared for the whole of England, the United Kingdom.
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China stops poultry imports over disease concerns
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
China has prohibited imports of sheep, goat, poultry and even-toed ungulates from African, Asian and European countries due to outbreaks of livestock diseases such as sheep pox, goat pox and foot-and-mouth-disease.
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More bird flu cases confirmed in poultry flocks from four US states
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) on January 24 confirmed more H5N1 avian flu detections in poultry from four US states, all involving commercial poultry.
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Poultry producer struck by bird flu in Georgia, US
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
For the first time since the 2022 countrywide outbreak in the United States, bird flu hit a poultry producer in Georgia, the nation's top state for chicken production.
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Bird flu detected in turkeys in Jezreel Valley, Israel
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
H5N1 bird flu was diagnosed in a flock of turkeys in Nahalal, the Jezreel Valley, Israel.
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Japan puts down 50,000 chickens as bird flu strikes
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Authorities in Japan began culling around 50,000 chickens on January 5, following an outbreak of bird flu.
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Outgoing US Biden administration sets aside US$306 million for US bird flu response
Monday, January 6, 2025
US President Joe Biden's outgoing administration announced on January 3 that it will allocate US$306 million to bolster the United States' bird flu response before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
