News & Updates

• Avian flu viruses detected in wild birds in India, Namibia
  While no new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been reported in domestic poultry over the last week, viruses have been detected in the wild bird populations in India and Namibia. ... read more
  Published on 2019-02-15
• Iran, Taiwan report new avian flu outbreaks in poultry
  The only countries to have officially reported new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry over the last week are Iran and Taiwan, and the virus has also been detected in pet birds in Kuwait. ... read more
  Published on 2019-02-06
• Avian flu returns to commercial poultry in Nigeria, Russia
  Based on official reports, new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed in poultry and ostriches in India, Nigeria, Russia, and South Africa, while a low-pathogenic virus has been detected again in the Dominican Republic. ... read more
  Published on 2019-01-31
• Avian flu confirmed in poultry in Iran, Taiwan
  Official reports of new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry have been received from Iran and Taiwan in the last week, while the virus has again been detected in wild birds in Denmark. ... read more
  Published on 2019-01-23
• One Health Poultry Hub for developing countries launches
  One Health Poultry Hub launched to minimize the rapid expansion of poultry production's risk to international public health. ... read more
  Published on 2019-01-23
• Russia, Taiwan, Vietnam report new avian flu outbreaks
  Veterinary agencies in Russia, Taiwan and Vietnam have each reported officially just one outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry over the last week, while local media have registered new cases in India. ... read more
  Published on 2019-01-15
• Avian flu returns to India, Iran
  In the last two weeks, highly pathogenic avian influenza has returned to multiple locations in India and to Iran, as well as to Vietnam. There have also been new outbreaks in poultry in Taiwan and Bulgaria. ... read more
  Published on 2019-01-08
• 5 poultry events we didn’t know would come in 2018
  Benjamín Ruiz: "Here are five big news that impacted the Latin American poultry industry last year and perhaps also the course of history." ... read more
  Published on 2019-01-03
• Chicken Farmers of Ontario announces innovative risk management program
  Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO) announced the implementation of a new, first-of-its-kind in Canada, effective risk management strategy for chicken broiler farmers which mitigates the devastation caused by potential outbreaks of federally-reportable Avian Influenza (AI) in Ontario. ... read more
  Published on 2018-12-27
• Maryland broiler flock tests negative for avian flu
  A commercial broiler flock in Wicomico County, Maryland, that was culled as a precautionary measure earlier this month has tested negative for avian influenza. ... read more
  Published on 2018-12-27
• 40,000 Maryland chickens culled over avian flu fears
  About 40,000 chickens have been culled at commercial poultry farm in Wicomico County, Maryland, after the flock was experiencing higher than normal mortality. ... read more
  Published on 2018-12-14
• Highly pathogenic H5N8 avian flu returns to Iran
  Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a backyard poultry flock in Tehran, Iran, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). ... read more
  Published on 2018-12-03
• Poultry farmers, bird keepers urged to prepare for winter avian flu threat
  The Chief Veterinary Officers across the UK are encouraging all poultry keepers to take action now to reduce the risk of disease over the winter. ... read more
  Published on 2018-11-28
• California: Avian flu eliminated from turkey flocks
  Low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) has been eliminated in the five turkey flocks in California that tested positive in September and October, the California Department of Food and Agriculture reported. ... read more
  Published on 2018-11-26
• On-farm poultry pathogen detection in validation stage
  On-site diagnostic for major poultry pathogens could be available by 2020, aiding poultry producers and poultry processors. ... read more
  Published on 2018-11-21

• 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