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Bird flu outbreak: Will it cause the next pandemic?

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Mar 17 10:02 AM

A new lineage of avian flu H5N1 is affecting wild birds and some mammals, such as pigs and bears. Are humans next? Read more »

DOH follows WHO recommendation to monitor bird flu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 02:15 PM

The Department of Health is closely monitoring developments of the H5N1 avian influenza, which has been reported in some countries. Read more »

8 regions remain affected by bird flu - DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 05:39 PM

Eight regions in the country still have ongoing outbreaks of avian influenza, the Department of Health said Friday. Read more »

No human case of avian influenza in PH so far - DOH

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 03:49 PM

The Philippines has not yet recorded a case of a human being infected with avian influenza, the Department of Health said Friday. Read more »

Nearly 10M birds culled in Japan as avian flu spreads

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 09 04:15 PM

Japan has culled nearly 10 million birds at poultry farms this season, hitting a record high, as cases of avian influenza surge across the country. Read more »

Iloilo City temporarily bans entry of poultry products from Luzon, Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 10:22 AM

The local government of Iloilo City has ordered the temporary entry ban of poultry products from Luzon and Mindanao due to the reported cases of avian influenza that threatens the local industry, an official said Friday. Read more »

Expert: Transmission of bird flu between humans 'very rare'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 12:18 PM

China on Tuesday reported its first known human case of the H3N8 strain of bird flu from a 4-year-old boy living in central Henan province. Read more »

China detects first human case of H3N8 bird flu

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 27 12:18 PM

China has confirmed the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu, but health authorities say there is a low risk of widespread transmission among people. Read more »

DA orders tighter measures to prevent bird flu spread

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 29 12:00 PM

The DA announced tighter restrictions against bird flu after outbreaks of the avian influenza H5N1 were confirmed in some parts of Luzon. Read more »

Negros Occidental bans entry of poultry over bird flu fears

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 12:11 PM

Negros Occidental has imposed a temporary ban on the entry of poultry and related products due to bird flu infections in some parts of Luzon. Read more »

Some 44k fowls culled to contain bird flu spread

Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 03:55 PM

Around 44,000 fowls were culled in Bulacan and Pampanga in efforts to control the spread of the bird flu virus, Bureau of Animal Industry director Dr. Reildrin Morales said Wednesday. Read more »

Grupo hiling maayos na plano kontra bird flu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 12:42 PM

"Wala ho 'yung normal na katulad na ginagawa ng ibang bansa may mga facilities doon pa lang sa Customs, tine-testing na," ani UBRA President Inciong David. Read more »

Japan reports first bird flu outbreak of season, culling 143,000 chickens

Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 11:51 AM

Japan has detected its first outbreak of bird flu for the winter, with confirmation of a case of "highly pathogenic avian influenza" at a poultry farm Read more »

France hit by new bird flu outbreak

Reuters
Posted at Sep 10 07:37 PM

France has raised its bird flu alert level after a severe form of the virus was found among backyard poultry in the northeast. Read more »

Filipinos train in P1.1-billion US-funded training to fight emerging agri diseases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 07:14 PM

Philippine agricultural workers have concluded training under a P1.1-billion program funded by the United States that aims to immediately detect and fight emergent agricultural diseases in the future, the US Embassy said on Thursday.  Read more »

Wala pang kaso ng avian influenza sa Pilipinas- opisyal

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 05:41 PM

Tiniyak ng Bureau of Animal Industry na nananatiling avian influenza-free ang Pilipinas, matapos naiulat ang unang kumpirmadong kaso ng H10N3 na strain ng avian influenza sa tao sa China nitong Martes. Read more »

Philippines now free of H5N6 bird flu, but monitoring another strain

Reuters
Posted at Jan 19 02:02 PM

The Philippines is now free of the highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu virus, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday, citing a declaration by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). Read more »

France to cull 600,000 poultry to stem bird flu

Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 04:48 AM

PARIS - France is to cull around 600,000 poultry birds as it tries to contain an avian influenza virus that is spreading among duck flocks in the southwest of the country, the farm ministry said on Tuesday. Read more »

France, Denmark launch culls over bird flu cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 06:45 AM

PARIS - France and Denmark confirmed bird flu cases on Monday days after an outbreak in the Netherlands triggered a massive cull.   Read more »

PH bans Australian poultry imports due to bird flu

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 06:07 PM

The Philippines issued a temporary ban on poultry imports from Australia due to concerns over possible bird flu contamination.    Read more »