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Bird flu cases soar across Europe as governments pledge further action
The Czech Republic has started culling more than 15,000 ducks from a farm in the country's south due to an outbreak of bird flu, local media reported on Monday.
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The highly contagious H5N1 avian flu virus has killed thousands of pelicans, blue-footed boobies and other seabirds in Peru, according to the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR)
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Bulgaria to cull 19,000 hens amid bird flu outbreak
This is the third outbreak to be detected at an industrial farm in the south of the country
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Nearly 48 million animals culled in Europe's largest bird flu epidemic
Health authorities say 37 European countries have recorded cases of bird flu since October 2021.
H3N8 avian flu: What we know after first human case detected in China
Authorities in China have said the risk of large scale transmission is low, after the first case of H3N8 avian flu was detected in a young boy.
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New legislation coming into force next Friday will help European livestock farmers stay ahead of the game and help with future outbreaks, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe executive director Nancy De Briyne explains.
France to cull 2.5 million animals after outbreaks of bird flu
An additional one million ducks, chickens, and turkeys will have to be killed within the next three weeks.
Czech Republic and Slovenia report bird flu outbreaks
The Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic estimates the damage at CZK 20 million (€802,005).
At least 5,200 cranes killed by bird flu in Israel
In addition to the 5,200 dead, another 10,000 are believed to be infected, according to Ohad Hatsofe, a specialist at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
Bird flu kills 2,000 wild cranes and infects thousands more in Israel
More than 2,000 wild cranes have died in Israel from bird flu in a vast nature reserve in the north of the country, officials at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority said on Sunday.
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France tightens poultry farm measures amid bird flu outbreak in Europe
More than 100 outbreaks of bird flu have been reported in Europe in recent months.
France raises bird flu alert level as cases reported in Europe
A case of bird flu has been detected in the Ardennes, while Belgium and Luxembourg have also reported infections.
At least 200,000 ducks culled in France amid bird flu outbreak
Producers of foie gras in France are calling for state compensation as hundreds of thousands of ducks are culled to contain an outbreak of bird flu.
Bird flu: Nearly 200,000 chickens culled in the Netherlands
Following last summer’s outbreaks in Russia and Kazakhstan, the bird flu epizootic is now spreading in Western Europe.
Thousands of chickens to be culled after bird flu found on Dutch farm
The outbreak came despite the government last week ordering all birds on poultry farms to be kept indoors after tests confirmed a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza in two dead wild swans.
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France announces a further cull of ducks in battle against bird flu
France is to cull a further 360,000 ducks as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the H5N8 bird flu virus.
France culls a million ducks and geese
The aim is to contain a severe outbreak of bird flu, which has been spreading rapidly over the past month.