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Sri Lanka relaxes rules on GP/PS imports from AI countries

The Department of Animal Production and Health in Sri Lanka has agreed to allow PS and GP imports from countries with avian influenza (AI),...

Brazil opposes AI vaccination proposal at WOAH meeting

Brazil has opposed vaccinating for avian influenza over concerns that it would encourage trade barriers. Eduardo Cunha told the general session of WOAH in...

WOAH pushes for AI vaccination to prevent pandemic

WOAH has recommended that countries start vaccinating poultry against avian influenza (AI) to prevent a possible pandemic. “Since almost every country in international trade...

Indonesia reports avian influenza in ducks

Samples collected from ducks in Amuntal Tengah, South Kalimantan tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI). Indonesia reported the cases to WOAH on...

Brazil assures markets its poultry chain remains AI-free

Brazil is assuring its export markets that the country remains free of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), despite outbreaks in wild birds. The Arab...

Brazil confirms AI in wild birds, expects no import ban

Brazil, the world’s top chicken exporter, has confirmed two cases of avian influenza (AI) in wild birds, said the country’s Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro,...

Multi-species study aids understanding of AI

Investigations of how various bird species respond to avian influenza (AI) have enabled insights into the disease. The findings from a study by Roslin Institute...

Philippines bans poultry imports from Chile

The Philippine Department of Agriculture has banned the importation of chicken and other poultry products from Chile amid the outbreak of avian influenza (AI)...

Vaccination against AI is now a necessity

In recent years, avian influenza (AI) has become a serious threat, with many countries experiencing their ‘worst-ever’ outbreak. The virus is being detected among...

AI causes chicken, duck population drop in South Korea

The number of broiler chickens and ducks raised in South Korea fell in Q1 2023 from the previous year following the avian influenza (AI)...

IEC launches new paper on HPAI vaccination, surveillance

The International Egg Commission (IEC) has released a new paper examining the considerations and essential components required for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) vaccination...

Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from UK, Canada over AI

Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety (CFS) on April 11 suspended imports of poultry meat and products, including eggs, from regions in the UK...

High prices make egg dishes off limits in Japan

Major Japanese restaurant chains have taken egg-based dishes off their menus, and more establishments are expected to follow suit after an ongoing avian influenza...

HPAI outbreak at duck farms in South Korea

South Korea has confirmed two additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), bringing the total cases reported from poultry farms since last October...

China records first human death from H3N8

China has recorded the first human death due to H3N8 avian influenza virus, said WHO. On March 27, China notified WHO of an H3N8 virus...

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