Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Iraq culls 35,000 chickens amid bird flu outbreak

09-Jan-2018 By Oscar Rousseau

Tens of thousands of chickens have been culled after a wild bird brought the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N8 to a farm in Diyala, Iraq.

H5N8 outbreak in Hungarian ducks

27-Feb-2015 By Georgi Gyton

A further outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza strain H5N8 has been discovered in fattening ducks, in Hungary.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in Germany

07-Nov-2014 By Georgi Gyton

An outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza strain H5N8 has been discovered in Germany, with more than 30,000 birds reportedly susceptible to the disease.

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New avian influenza outbreak in the Netherlands

03-Mar-2014 By Georgi Gyton

More than 40,000 chickens have been killed after H5N1 low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) was discovered at a farm in the Netherlands.

Bird flu outbreak in the Netherlands

18-Mar-2013 By Carina Perkins

More than 80,000 chickens have been destroyed on a farm in the Netherlands following an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza virus.

Ukraine bans provincial Chinese poultry imports

19-Jul-2012 By Vladislav Vorotnikov

The Ukraine has banned imports of poultry and poultry products from several provinces of China in response to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza strain H5N1.

Low pathogenic bird flu hits Irish pheasants

04-Apr-2012 By Melodie Michel

The Irish department of agriculture, food and the marine has confirmed a low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) outbreak in pheasants in the West Cork area.