… for the month of February since the deadly strain was first identified in 2013, according to data from the National Health and Family Planning Commission. The data highlights the scale of the spread of the virus among humans, even after Chinese …
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Bird flu death toll rises to 161 in China
… for the month of February since the deadly strain was first identified in 2013, according to data from the National Health and Family Planning Commission. The data highlights the scale of the spread of the virus among humans, even after Chinese …
Twelve years of H5N1
… rank ignoramuses like me and old pros like Revere (whom we old-timers still miss). It also included a few serious health journalists, who took the time to teach me a great deal about health communication. Flublogia evolved rapidly. Some early …
Poultry flock tests positive for low pathogenic avian influenza
… poultry outbreaks is very low. However, out of an abundance of caution, officials with the Tennessee Department of Health and Tennessee Department of Agriculture are working together to monitor the health of individuals who are working on either …
Avian influenza global spread raises concerns for next human pandemic
In South Korea 35 million poultry have been destroyed following the worst outbreak of avian influenza ever seen in the country. Various strains of the virus have spread globally over the past two years, creating concern among scientists about the next pandemic.
Bird flu cases revive fear of repeat of major 2015 outbreak
The detection of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu at a Tennessee chicken farm has Midwest poultry farmers tightening procedures in an attempt to prevent an outbreak like the one in 2015 that required the destruction of millions of birds and cost at least $3 billion. Milder forms of bird flu have also been found in Wisconsin and at another farm in Tennessee, though no further cases have been reported in the U.S. so far.
CDC: Outbreak of North American avian influenza A(H7N9) in poultry…
CDC is working closely with USDA APHIS and the Tennessee Department of Health to minimize any human health risk posed by the avian influenza outbreak in Lincoln County, Tennessee. This includes implementing a protocol to monitor the health of poultry workers exposed to commercial poultry involved in the USDA/APHIS-confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza A outbreak .
Do Avian Flu Scares Impact Chicken Stocks?
During the last major avian flu outbreak , the United States lost nearly 50 million birds – the majority of which were chickens – and suffered great economic pains . The loss of eggs and poultry pushed prices to record and long-term highs , inspired bans on American exports to effectively quarantine the strain and discriminately ravaged industry shares.
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WASHINGTON, March 7 President Donald Trump will nominate Washington lawyer Noel Francisco to be solicitor general, the government’s top advocate before the U.S. Supreme Court, the White House said on Tuesday.
Press Digest- New York Times business news – March 7
… long-awaited plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, scrapping the mandate for most Americans to have health insurance in favor of a new system of tax credits to induce people to buy insurance on the open market. nyti.ms/2mv4nG8 – Monday …
Losses for banks pull US stocks further from record highs
U.S. stocks are falling for the second time in three days as banks return some of their recent gains. They surged last week as interest rates quickly rose.
Delmarva Poultry Industry Issues Warning After U.S. Avian Case
GEORGETOWN , Del.- Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. officials are advising growers on the peninsula to be “extra vigilant” after the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the weekend confirmed the presence of avian influenza in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Tennessee. What was detected in Lincoln County, Tenn.
Bird flu found at Tyson Foods chicken supplier new
Tens of thousands of chickens have been destroyed at a Tennessee chicken farm due to a bird flu outbreak, and 30 other farms within a six-mile radius are being quarantined. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 73,500 chickens were destroyed and will not enter the food system.
US stocks slip further from record highs as banks decline
U.S. stocks are starting lower for the second time in three days as most parts of the market slip. Banks, which surged last week as interest rates quickly rose, are returning some of their gains.
73,500 chickens to be euthanized after bird flu outbreak on Tyson-contracted farm
… facility and about 30 other poultry farms within about a six-mile radius of the site are under quarantine. “Animal health is our top priority,” said Dr. Charles Hatcher, the state veterinarian. “With this HPAI detection, we are moving quickly and …
South China’s Guangxi reports two more H7N9 cases
Two more human cases of H7N9 bird flu were reported in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, bringing the total number of infections to eight in the region this year. The two patients, from the cities of Baise and Wuzhou, are in critical condition, said a statement issued by the regional health and family planning commission.
Free-range eggs become ‘barn eggs’ following bird flu
The birds have been kept in barns since December following government orders put in place to stop the spread of the disease. However, EU regulations state that if birds have been kept indoors for more than 12 weeks their eggs cannot be classed as free range.
Press Digest – Wall Street Journal – March 6
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Avian Influenza Confirmed In Tennessee Chicken Flock
On Sunday, U.S. and state agriculture officials reported a strain of bird flu has been detected in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Tennessee’s Lincoln County. the 73,500 birds will be culled to prevent the virus from entering the food system.
NCC Statement on Confirmation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza at Tennessee Broiler-Breeder Farm
March 5, 2017 – The National Chicken Council today was notified by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that the agency has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza in a commercial broiler breeder flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee, along the Mississippi flyway. Tests are underway to identify the neuraminidase, or “N” number of the virus.
U.S. Confirms Avian Influenza in Tennessee Chicken Flock
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday said it has confirmed the presence of a highly pathogenic version of avian influenza in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee. It was the first confirmed case found in commercial poultry in the United States this year, the department said in a news release.
US confirms avian influenza in Tennessee chicken flock
Antisemitism in the US is on the rise – what do US senators and Israeli ministers have to say about it? Save your seat The US Department of Agriculture on Sunday said it has confirmed the presence of a highly pathogenic version of avian influenza in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee. It was the first confirmed case found in commercial poultry in the United States this year, the department said in a news release.
Bird flu detected in chicken breeding facility in Tennessee
… facility and about 30 other poultry farms within about a six-mile radius of the site are under quarantine. “Animal health is our top priority,” said Dr. Charles Hatcher, the state veterinarian. “With this HPAI detection, we are moving quickly and …
China reports four more bird flu deaths, says spread of virus is slowing
… of the virus should continue to slow as China takes measures such as the closing of live poultry markets. The World Health Organization said on Wednesday the risk of sustained human-to-human transmission of H7N9 bird flu in China was low, but that a …
Parts of North Devon remain ‘high risk’ for spread of bird flu
… place until the end of April, although DEFRA say if they can alter the controls before then they will do so. Public Health England have said the bird flu risk to public health is low, while the Food Standards Agency say the disease does not pose a …
What is that sticker on my eggs? Why your free range eggs may no longer be free range
That’s because farmers are being forced to keep their chickens in barns for longer this winter to protect them from avian flu. That doesn’t mean they are being cruelly locked-up in battery-farm cages – it’s simply a measure to keep the chickens safe.
UN sees bird flu changes but calls risk of people spread low
The World Health Organization says it has noticed changes in the bird flu virus now spreading in China, but says the risk of the disease spreading easily between people remains low. The genetic mutations have been seen from birds and infected people, but because flu viruses change constantly, experts aren’t exactly sure how significant the differences may be.
UN sees bird flu changes but calls risk of people spread low
The World Health Organization says it has noticed mutations in the bird flu virus now spreading in China, but says the risk of the disease spreading easily between people remains low. In a press briefing Wednesday, the U.N. health agency said in about 7 percent of the people infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu, scientists have identified genetic changes suggesting the viruses are resistant to Tamiflu, the recommended treatment for the disease and the drug that is being stockpiled worldwide in preparation for a flu pandemic.
Call for East Anglian consumers to stay loyal as many ‘free range’ hens stay indoors
East Anglian egg producers who are keeping their birds inside because of the threat of bird flu are hoping that consumers will stay loyal to them, even though their eggs will temporarily lose their ‘free range’ status tomorrow. An avian influenza prevention zone was declared on December 6, forcing owners to keep poultry and captive birds indoors or to take steps to separate them from wild birds, meaning millions of birds stand to lose their free range status.
Call for East Anglian consumers to stay loyal as many ‘free range’ hens stay indoors
East Anglian egg producers who are keeping their birds inside because of the threat of bird flu are hoping that consumers will stay loyal to them, even though their eggs will temporarily lose their ‘free range’ status tomorrow. An avian influenza prevention zone was declared on December 6, forcing owners to keep poultry and captive birds indoors or to take steps to separate them from wild birds, meaning millions of birds stand to lose their free range status.
Free range egg labels explain ‘temporarily housed’ hens
Marks and Spencer has promised to continue paying the free range egg price to producers who are having to keep birds indoors after the end of February. In the United Kingdom, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued the housing order in anticipation, before cases were reported in Wales and Northern England.
Free range egg labels explain ‘temporarily housed’ hens
Marks and Spencer has promised to continue paying the free range egg price to producers who are having to keep birds indoors after the end of February. In the United Kingdom, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued the housing order in anticipation, before cases were reported in Wales and Northern England.
Millions of UK eggs to lose their free-range status
… the British free range sector.’ He added: ‘Our research shows that consumers are supportive of farmers putting birds’ health first and 80% are happy to continue to pay the same price, or more, for eggs from free-range flocks temporarily housed …
UK eggs to lose ‘free range’ status under EU laws after bird flu forces poultry inside
Millions of UK can no longer be labelled as free range after the bird flu outbreak forced farmers to keep their pets indoors. As the animals have been required to stay inside for more than 12 weeks, EU laws dicate that they cannot be sold as free range, the BBC reports .
Scientists debate underlying cause of bird flu
The answer to whether industrial-scale poultry farming is responsible for bird flu differs depending on who you ask – a virologist or a geographer. In a book published last month, Stephen Hinchliffe, a professor of human geography at the University of Exeter in Britain, argues that mass livestock production is driving molecular changes in diseases that could lead to human pandemics.
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Three weeks ago, an outbreak of Avian influenza was confirmed along the shores of Lake Victoria at Lutembe bay in Wakiso and Bukakata in Masaka district. South Sudan Livestock Minister Martin Daku sharing a moment with Uganda’s Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry, And Fisheries Vincent Ssempijja during a press conference on bird flu at the Ministry head offices in Entebbe Wakiso district.
China’s H7N9 bird flu measures came too late, experts say
… said. “Work should be done even before the first human case is found each year,” Professor Malik Peiris, a public health virologist at the University of Hong Kong, said. “Local governments should step up in regulating farm and market inspection, …
Workers gather ducks to be culled in Latrille, France, last month. Photo: Reuters
The French government on Tuesday ordered the slaughter of 360,000 ducks in a bird flu-hit southwest region at the forefront of the foie gras industry. The cull will effectively wipe out production of foie gras in the Landes area that accounts for a quarter of the total French production of the controversial delicacy made from the livers of force-fed ducks and geese.
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The French government has ordered the slaughter of 360,000 ducks in a bird flu-hit southwest region at the forefront of the foie gras industry. The cull will effectively wipe out production of foie gras in the Landes area that accounts for a quarter of the total French production of the controversial delicacy made from the livers of force-fed ducks and geese.
Keighley Town Council issues warning to fend off bird flu threat
OUTBREAKS of avian flu creeping closer to Keighley have prompted Keighley Town Council’s allotments officer to issue a warning to allotment holders who keep poultry or other captive birds. Lee Senior said the council is aware of instances of this disease as close as Gargrave and Addingham , adding that the town council is continuing to take advice from the Government’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.