Avian flu outbreak

A number of dead aquatic birds have been removed from a former reservoir in Belfast following an outbreak of avian flu in Northern Ireland as Breaking News reports. Human infections with an Asian lineage avian influenza AH7N9 virus Asian H7N9 were first reported in China in March 2013.

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Officials on Thursday announced that poultry farmers were forced to kill 500000 birds after a massive avian flu outbreak among poultry and other captive birds.

. We monitor any major notifiable or new and emerging animal disease outbreaks worldwide. Annual epidemics of sporadic human infections with Asian H7N9 viruses in China have been reported since that time. Awaits Reactions by Foreign Poultry Buyers to Bird Flu Find 03062017 High Path Avian Influenza Confirmed in Tennessee Commercial Flock 03062017.

Neither federal nor international animal health officials expect to see import bans imposed on Canadian poultry coming out of an avian flu outbreak at a farm on Newfoundlands Avalon Peninsula. Around the world and in North America avian influenza A outbreaks occur in poultry from time to time. Fast Action May Have Averted a Major Bird Flu Outbreak 03062017 US.

The cases have been identified in a commercial poultry. Outbreaks of some avian influenza A viruses in poultry have been associated with illness and death in people in Asia Africa Europe the Pacific and the Near East. Waterworks Park in North Belfast has been closed until further notice while the citys council responds to the ongoing issue that saw 16 birds removed from the water in recent days.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Wednesday reported a confirmed outbreak of a highly-pathogenic high-path strain of H5N1 avian influenza. Northern Ireland is witnessing the largest ever outbreak of avian flu in the UK after two additional suspected cases were discovered. Preliminary outbreak assessments for avian influenza in Europe Russia and in the UK.

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