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Nov 21, 2016

Nov 21, 2016
Farm hens

H5N8 strikes farms in Iran as European detections continue

Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Nov 21, 2016

Higly pathogenic H5N8 was detected in Iran, Denmark, Poland, and the Netherlands.

Nov 17, 2016

Nov 17, 2016
Gull in Switzerland

H5N8 expands in Europe; other strains strike elsewhere

Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Nov 17, 2016

Wild birds in Denmark and Switzerland test positive for H5N8, while H5N1 hits Nigeria and H5N6 strikes South Korea.

Apr 07, 2016

Apr 07, 2016

News Scan for Apr 07, 2016

Third Ebola case in Liberia
Fatal Saudi MERS case
Flu vaccine gap in Denmark
Africa polio surveillance

May 18, 2006

May 18, 2006

Romania fires vet officials as avian flu spreads

May 18, 2006

(CIDRAP News) – Romania has fired two top veterinary officials and arrested a private veterinarian amid spreading outbreaks of avian influenza in the past 2 days, according to news agencies.

Meanwhile, Denmark has found an H5 avian flu virus in domestic birds for the first time, and Nigeria is reporting a new outbreak of H5N1 in poultry after a lull of several weeks, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Apr 11, 2006

Apr 11, 2006

Avian flu in Myanmar concerns FAO

Apr 11, 2006

(CIDRAP News) – Avian influenza is continuing its spread among birds in many countries worldwide, with widespread outbreaks reported in Myanmar.

More than 100 outbreaks have occurred in poultry in Myanmar (formerly Burma) since the presence of H5N1 avian flu was announced there about a month ago, officials from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) told Reuters news service yesterday.

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