bird flu
New bird flu wave in France raises fears deadly virus here to stay
ROUZIC ISLAND, France, (Reuters) - The island of Rouzic's windswept clifftops should be teeming with gannets, but an unseasonal wave of bird…
Thousands of dead migrant seabirds wash up on Canada shore, avian flu suspected
TORONTO, (Reuters) - The carcasses of thousands of migrant seabirds have washed up on the shores of eastern Canada this week and…
U.S. reports its first human case of H5 bird flu
April 29 (Reuters) - The first known human case of H5 bird flu in the United States has appeared in a person…
China reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu
BEIJING, April 27 (Reuters) - China has recorded its first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, but the risk…
New bird flu cases identified in Pennsylvania and Utah, USDA says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New bird flu cases were detected in a commercial chicken flock in Pennsylvania and a backyard flock in Utah,…
Rare upsurge in bird flu makes for worst-ever crisis in France
France is facing its worst bird flu crisis in history as a rare rebound in outbreaks of the highly contagious virus reached…
Free-range eggs unavailable in Britain from Monday
Consumers will no longer be able to buy free-range eggs in the UK from Monday, with birds not having been allowed outdoors…
Iowa reports highly lethal bird flu in commercial egg-laying chickens
Iowa reported an outbreak of highly lethal bird flu in a commercial flock of egg-laying chickens, raising the risk for further infections…
U.S. poultry producers harden safety measures as bird flu spreads
U.S. poultry producers are tightening safety measures for their flocks as disease experts warn that wild birds are likely spreading a highly…
U.S. confirms highly pathogenic bird flu at Indiana turkey farm
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu in an Indiana turkey flock,…
Bird flu discovered at Dutch farm; 216,000 chickens to be culled
AMSTERDAM, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Authorities discovered an outbreak of a highly-contagious strain of bird flu at a farm in the Netherlands…
French authorities order killing of 2.5 million poultry over bird flu
PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The French farming ministry on Thursday said that a total of 2.5 million birds needed to be…