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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 »

Researchers discover H5N8 strain of bird flu in Hong Kong for 1st time

Danny Mok and Elizabeth Cheung, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jan 15 02:44 PM

Hong Kong authorities have stepped up their vigilance against bird flu after a highly pathogenic strain was detected in the city for the first time.   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 »

Dutch cull 190,000 chickens after bird flu outbreaks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 15 05:33 AM

THE HAGUE - Dutch authorities have culled some 190,000 chickens after a highly-contagious strain of bird flu broke out at at least two poultry farms, the agriculture ministry said Sunday. Read more »

Japan to order nationwide disinfection against bird flu outbreak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 07:28 PM

Japan's government will on Wednesday call for disinfections of poultry farms across the country to contain an outbreak of bird flu, national broadcaster NHK said. 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 »

South Korea confirms H5N8 bird flu in wild birds, issues warning

Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 11:15 PM

South Korea's agriculture ministry said on Tuesday it had confirmed the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of bird flu in samples from wild birds in the central west of the country and issued its bird flu warning.   Read more »

Japan's Kagawa prefecture to cull 330,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 05 10:58 AM

Japan's Kagawa prefecture will cull 330,000 chickens at a farm after the country's first bird flu outbreak in poultry in more than two years, government officials said on Thursday. 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 »

Makati LGU monitors poultry products from Pampanga town amid news of bird flu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 04:52 PM

The local government of Makati is urging all consumers and dealers in the city to refrain from buying and selling poultry products from San Luis town in Pampanga after the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) confirmed the presence of Avian Influenza A or bird flu in said town last week. Read more »

Pagkalat ng bird flu na nadiskubre sa Pampanga, naiwasan sa maagap na askiyon: opisyal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 02:22 PM

MAYNILA – Laking pasalamat ng Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) na hindi na kumalat pa ang nadiskubre nilang bird flu sa Pampanga.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Ilang dapat tandaan, pag-iingat kontra bird flu

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 07:42 PM

Dahil may tsansang makahawa pa ito, iginiit ng Bureau of Animal Industry na mahalagang paigtingin ang biosecurity sa mga farm.  Read more »

Bird flu has 'very slim' chance of human infection: agri dept

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 12:45 PM

Bird flu, which recently hit a quail farm north of the capital, posed a "very slim" chance of infecting humans, the agriculture department said Tuesday. Read more »

PH 'ready' to combat bird flu outbreak, says Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 06:54 PM

MANILA - The Philippines is prepared to respond to the bird flu outbreak, Malacañang said Monday after a strain of the disease was detected in Nueva Ecija province.   Read more »

Bird flu naitala sa Nueva Ecija; ilang residente pinag-quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 03:39 PM

Sinabi ng Department of Agriculture (DA) nitong Lunes na tinamaan ng isang strain ng bird flu ang mga pugo sa isang farm sa Barangay Ulanin-Pitak, Jaen, Nueva Ecija, dahilan para isailalim sa culling operation ang mga ito. Read more »

Bird flu hits Nueva Ecija farm: agri dept

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 11:50 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - The agriculture department said Monday it had detected a strain of bird flu in Nueva Ecija province, north of the capital, with a "very, very slim" chance of being transmitted to humans. Read more »

PH bans poultry imports from Czech Republic due to bird flu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 03:44 PM

The Department of Agriculture on Friday said it would temporarily ban the importation of poultry and wild birds from Czech Republic after fowl from the Central European country tested positive for avian influenza. Read more »

PH free of bird flu, agriculture dept says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 11:33 AM

The Philippines does not have a reported case of bird flu, the Department of Agriculture said Tuesday after China and India reported an outbreak. Read more »

COA: Ex-GSIS chief Garcia, 9 others liable for unauthorized P25-M avian flu drug purchase

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 09:07 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Audit (COA) has found former Government Service Insurance System(GSIS) president and general manager Winston Garcia and nine other ex-officials liable for the unauthorized purchase of P25.132 million worth of anti-bird flu virus medicine in 2006. Read more »

Jail birds: Thailand considers prison for feeding pigeons

Reuters
Posted at Sep 26 05:23 PM

In Bangkok, pigeons - often dubbed "rats with wings" - are often found in crowded areas, including temples, markets, and public parks. Read more »