African Swine Fever detected in the North West
Zeerust in the North West has reportedly been hit by an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. It was reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Wednesday, according to the Department
Avian Flu
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Nepal declares itself ‘free’ from bird flu
The Animal Healt Directorate (AHD) has declared that Nepal is free of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu. Bijay Kanta Jha, programme director at AHD, said the declaration was made on May 22
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China reports 3 new human H7N9 cases
Health authorities in east China's Anhui Province on Thursday reported three more human cases of H7N9 bird flu. A 40-year-old man surnamed Yang, a native of Taihu County, was confirmed to have been
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New H7N9 infection case in E.China
A new human H7N9 infection case, who used to buy pigeons, has been reported in East China's Jiangsu Province, provincial health authorities said Friday. The new case is a 66-year-old man in Wuxi City,
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Ministry statistics shows reduced number of livestock and fowls
There was slump in livestock farming in the country as compared to last year. According to the preliminary estimate of the agro products of the FY 2070-71 BS publicized by the ministry, the productivity
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Risk low for outbreaks of human H5N6 cases
China's first human infection of the bird flu H5N6 virus is an isolated case and the risk for further outbreaks remains low, the top health authority said. The patient, a 49-year-old man from Nanbu
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Chinese Man Dies From First Known Case of H5N6 Bird-Flu Strain
A man has died from the H5N6 strain of bird flu in China, a provincial government agency said, in the first known human case of the virus subtype. The 49-year-old man had contact with sick and dead
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Japan confirms first bird flu case since 2011
The highly pathogenic H5 virus was detected through genetic testing of chickens at a farm in Kumamoto prefecture in the south, the ministry said on its Website. A total of 1,100 chickens have died and
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Avian influenza strikes again‚ government sets off alarm
The Directorate of Animal Health has urged owners of poultry farms to subject their birds to bird flu tests. The appeal came after bird flu surfaced in two poultry farms in Itahari. “We have urged
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China reports 2 more H7N9 cases
Two more people were confirmed to be infected with H7N9 bird flu in two provinces, health authorities said Monday. Infection of a man, 63, from Lujiang County in east China's Anhui Province was confirmed
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Deadly New Bird Flu Strain Spawned by Virus Behind H5N1
The new bird flu that’s infected two people in China, killing one, was spawned by the same pathogen that produced two other deadly flu strains, a study found. The H10N8 strain, which hasn’t previously