An outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been detected in a poultry farm in Meulebeke in the province of West Flanders, Belgium, according to an official report published Wednesday by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (AFSCA).
LEGAZPI CITY - The provincial government of Albay on Thursday imposed a 30-day ban on the entry of domestic and wild birds, poultry products and by-products in the light of an outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, in some provinces in Luzon. Executive Order (EO) No. 08 series of 2022 signed by Governor Al Francis Bichara said precautionary measures must be imposed to protect the welfare of the public from the disease. "Entry of domestic and wild birds and poultry products and by-products through any public or private vehicles from the provinces of Camarines Sur, Pampanga, Bulacan, and Laguna into the province of Albay shall be strictly prohibited," the EO read. It added that all livestock transport and refrigerated vehicles coming from other regions shall present Disinfection Certificates issued by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) veterinary quarantine services and shall undergo disinfection at provincial quarantine checkpoints to be administered by Albay Ve
BIRD FLU PREVENTION.The Negros Oriental provincial government is set to issue a resolution banning the entry of poultry and its by-products due to the avian influenza outbreak in some provinces in Luzon. The province is currently free from the bird flu virus.(PNA file photo) DUMAGUETE CITY -The provincial government of Negros Oriental is set to ban the entry of poultry and its by-products in the light of the outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, in some provinces in Luzon. Dr. Alfonso Tundag, provincial chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) in Negros Oriental, on Thursday told the Philippine News Agency the province has drafted a resolution but is awaiting its approval of Gov. Roel Degamo. Tundag said a meeting was held on Wednesday to ban all poultry and poultry products, including chicks, chickens, ducks, embryonated eggs or balut, and salted eggs, among others, to Negros Oriental, to prevent the entry of the avian flu. "As of now, we are still free of the