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A highly pathogenic case of bird flu has been confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in Co. Monaghan, it has been confirmed.

Test results have identified evidence of Avian Influenza H5N1 in samples from a turkey flock in County Monaghan. As a consequence restriction zones are being se...

February 23, 2021 11:05 am Russia has recorded the first confirmed transmission of the H5N8 avian influenza (bird flu) virus from bird to human. Seven workers at a poultry factory in south Russia have been confirmed to have been infected with the virus, making it the first known cases of bird to human transmission of this particular strain. The matter has since been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). A statement from the WHO said: “Preliminary information indicates that the reported cases were workers exposed to bird flocks. “They were asymptomatic and no onward human-to-hu...

Compulsory Housing for Poultry and Captive Birds in Ireland (Avian Influenza) - Frequently Raised Topics Dec 2020 Q1. Why has this measure been taken? Answer: • The H5N8 strain of avian influenza has been responsible for a number of outbreaks of “Bird Flu” in both poultry and wild birds in Europe since the end of October this year. It is a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza which means that it causes severe disease and often death in infected birds. As of today’s date (21/12/2020) 12 countries in Europe have confirmed cases of the disease in poultry and/or wild ...

DAFM stresses need for flock owners to adhere to bird flu housing order Yesterday (Monday, December 21), new regulations under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 came into force. These regulations require flock keepers to confine all poultry and captive birds in their possession or under their control in a secure building to which wild birds, or other animals, do not have access; and to apply particular biosecurity measures. The regulations, entitled Avian Influenza (Precautionary Confinement of Birds) Regulations 2020, provide for precautionary measures against avian influenza (bird flu...