News & Updates

• Avian flu inflicts more losses on Mexican fighting birds
  As well as new confirmed outbreaks of the highly pathogenic form of avian flu in poultry in Mexico, South Africa, and Taiwan, the disease is also suspected in South Korea. ... read more
  Published on 2019-11-05
• Four Asian, Latin American nations report new avian flu cases
  Over the past 2 weeks, Mexico, Taiwan and Vietnam have recorded new cases of the highly pathogenic form of the disease in poultry. A milder variant has been detected in two more turkey flocks in Chile. ... read more
  Published on 2019-10-25
• Could avian flu-resistant chickens be a commercial reality?
  Work on gene edited chickens able to resist avian influenza continues apace, but bringing these birds to market will face numerous hurdles. ... read more
  Published on 2019-10-23
• Low pathogenic avian flu virus in French game birds
  As Denmark self-declared the country free from mild avian flu in poultry, a similar virus was detected in a duck flock in France. ... read more
  Published on 2019-10-11
• Impact of backyard poultry disease notifications
  I've been questioning the importance of notifying avian flu outbreaks of a few birds in backyard production for some time now. ... read more
  Published on 2019-10-09
• CP Foods’ compartment model protects from avian flu
  Charoen Pokphand Foods’ (CP Foods) compartment model has successfully restrained avian influenza (AI), and as a result, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) will raise Thailand and CP Foods as a model to encourage control of avian influenza in the region. ... read more
  Published on 2019-10-07
• Two new avian flu outbreaks in Taiwanese poultry
  In Taiwan’s long-time battle to control highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the H5N2 subtype, cases have been reported at two more poultry farms. ... read more
  Published on 2019-09-30
• Novel avian flu virus detected in Taiwan
  An H5N5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus has been detected in poultry in Taiwan for the first time, while more than 91,000 birds have been lost through mortality or culling after the presence of the H5N2 virus subtype was confirmed. ... read more
  Published on 2019-09-23
• Poultry imports suspended over avian flu fears
  Several countries have banned imports of selected poultry products from regions of Chile and Vietnam where cases of avian influenza have been reported in recent weeks, while India has declared the country’s wild bird population free of the disease. ... read more
  Published on 2019-09-16
• California H5N2 avian flu case resolved, OIE reports
  A case of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) that was reported in a flock of breeder ducks and geese in Monterey County, California, has been resolved, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) reported. ... read more
  Published on 2019-09-10
• Chile reports low-pathogenic avian flu in turkeys
  Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been detected among poultry in Mexico and Taiwan, while Chile has reported the first occurrence of a low-pathogenic virus for more than two years. ... read more
  Published on 2019-09-09
• Avian flu reported in Nepal, Taiwan, Vietnam
  After a short absence, it appears that avian influenza has again hit the poultry in Nepal, and there have been new outbreaks in Taiwan and Vietnam. ... read more
  Published on 2019-09-03
• South Africa, Taiwan report avian flu in poultry
  Over the past two weeks, Taiwan has recorded new outbreaks of avian influenza in poultry, while fresh cases have been reported in South Africa’s commercial ostriches and wild birds. The first human patient in eight months has been diagnosed with a flu virus of avian origin in China. ... read more
  Published on 2019-08-26
• Sunrise Farms avian flu case trial set for November 2020
  A jury trial for a case in which Sunrise Farms Inc. sued companies hired by the U.S. government to depopulate and disinfect its premises near Harris, Iowa, after a 2015 highly pathogenic avian influenza infection has been scheduled for November 30. ... read more
  Published on 2019-08-19
• Cobb US receives NPIP avian influenza Clean Compartment certification
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) recently certified Cobb-Vantress’ U.S. operations as an Avian Influenza (AI) Clean Compartment, helping to continue Cobb’s promise of making quality protein accessible worldwide. ... read more
  Published on 2019-08-16

• Highly pathogenic H5N2 avian flu confirmed in Alaska
  Highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza has been confirmed in a wild mallard duck from a state wildlife refuge in Alaska, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced on August 26 … read more
  Published on 2016-8-26
• 3 Important Biosecurity Concepts for Your Poultry Farm
  The effectiveness of any biosecurity program is affected by what is in the program and whether the program is being followed. All it takes is one instance of a policy circumvented … read more
  Published on 2016-1-5

• Arkansas Poultry Industry Braces for Bird Flu
  Many Arkansans are looking skyward, eager to see migrating ducks from the north flying though the state when hunting season opens in November. Many other Arkansans are looking … read more
  Published on 2015-10-14