News & Updates

• Three more European states report avian flu in poultry
  Over the past week, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been reported in poultry in three central European states for the first time this winter. ... read more
  Published on 2020-01-17
• Avian flu returns to poultry in India, Poland
  Following the end-of-year holidays, official reports have been lodged recording outbreaks of avian influenza in poultry in India, Poland, and Taiwan. The disease has also caused mortality among wild birds in China. ... read more
  Published on 2020-01-09
• 12,089 turkeys lost to avian influenza in Poland
  An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been reported in a flock of commercial turkeys in Poland. ... read more
  Published on 2020-01-03
• Renewed hope for avian flu vaccine development
  Researchers have reporting significant progress towards the development of a vaccine to protect poultry and humans against avian influenza infection. Taiwan and Nigeria have reported new cases of the disease in poultry. ... read more
  Published on 2019-12-30
• Avian flu in more poultry flocks in Taiwan
  New cases of highly pathogenic avian flu have been confirmed in poultry in Taiwan, and ostriches in South Africa over the past week. In the United Kingdom (U.K.), a commercial flock infected with a mild form of the disease has been culled. ... read more
  Published on 2019-12-19
• Low-pathogenic avian flu detected in UK broiler breeders
  Veterinary authorities in the United Kingdom (U.K.) have confirmed that a mild form of avian influenza has been diagnosed in a commercial poultry flock in eastern England. ... read more
  Published on 2019-12-12
• Avian influenza (bird flu) identified in Suffolk, UK – The Poultry Site
  Avian influenza (bird flu) identified in Suffolk, UK ... read more
  Published on 2019-12-11
• First low pathogenic avian flu case found in Nigeria
  A mild form of avian influenza has been detected in Nigerian poultry for the first time, while Taiwan has reported another outbreak linked to a highly pathogenic virus. In Nepal and Vietnam, the authorities report that the disease has been controlled. ... read more
  Published on 2019-12-05
• New avian flu virus suspected in Taiwan’s poultry
  Only Taiwan has officially recorded any new cases of the highly pathogenic form of avian flu in poultry during November. The disease has been ruled out as the cause of recent mass mortality of wild birds in India, and on province in Thailand has taken measures to prevent wild birds transmitting the virus to people and poultry. ... read more
  Published on 2019-11-22
• China lifts ban on US poultry imports
  China lifted its ban on poultry imports from the United States, ending the trade barrier that had been in place since 2015, when highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was detected in the country. ... read more
  Published on 2019-11-14
• 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

• 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