Bird Flu

Chile confirms fresh bird flu outbreak in industrial plant

Published on: March 21, 2023
18:05

Santiago de Chile, Mar 21 (Prensa Latina) Chile´s Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela on Tuesday confirmed the second case of bird flu in an egg-producing company based in the southern region of Maule.

Nicaragua continues bird flu prevention for possible emergency

Published on: March 14, 2023
14:39

Managua, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) The national drill to prevent a bird flu outbreak has been underway for second day in Nicaragua in order to train healthcare teams and population for possible nationwide emergency.

Nicaragua steps up actions to fight off bird flu

Published on: February 24, 2023
17:06

Managua, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua is currently stepping up protection actions to prevent bid flu virus ahead of cases recently detected in Central America, the country's Vice President Rosario Murillo informed on Friday.

4M vaccine doses to arrive in Ecuador to fight off bird flu outbreak

Published on: February 22, 2023
18:10

Quito, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador´s Agency of Regulation and Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Control (AGROCALIDAD) on Wednesday confirmed the arrival of four million doses of vaccines against bird flu.

Paraguay on alert due to “imminent risk” of bird flu outbreak

Published on: February 21, 2023
19:00

Asunción, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay´s public and private institutions are on maximum alert in view of imminent risk of bird flu virus in the country. Yet no contagion has been reported, the government declared Tuesday.

SENESA confirms cull of 130 poultry chickens due to bird flu

Published on: February 13, 2023
18:40

San José, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) Alexis Sandí, chief of Epidemiology of the National Animal Health Service (SENESA), on Monday confirmed that as many as 130 poultry chickens have been slaughtered after detecting a fresh bird flu outbreak.

Risk of bird flu infection in humans is low – WHO

Published on: February 8, 2023
16:50

Geneva, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday cleared out that the risk of H5N1 avian influenza infection in humans is too low, according to WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom, in response to recent reports of several H5N1 cases in mammals including sea lions, otters, minks and foxes.

SENSA activates national emergency plan to fight off bird flu

Published on: January 6, 2023
16:12

Tegucigalpa, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) Honduras´s National Service of Health and Food Safety (SENASA) on Friday activated its national emergency plan ahead of a fresh bird flu outbreak nationwide.

Belize confirms that is free of bird flu virus

Published on: November 11, 2022
00:15

Belmopan, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Belize is free of the bird flu scare after tests made at the veterinary services laboratories in Iowa, United States, considered false positive cases presented as carriers of the virus.

Japan faces widespread bird flu cases

Published on: November 4, 2022
11:15

Tokyo, Nov 4 (Prensa Latina) Japan is facing a widespread bird flu outbreak that led to the slaughter of more than one million chickens in Ibaraki prefecture and the intervention of the Self-Defense Forces to control the crisis.

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