Birdflu

Birdflu has killed morethan 250 pelicans in a Mauritanian national park bordering an area in northern Senegal that was hit by the virus. This was disclosed by Mauritania's environment ministry in a statement. "The birds'…

Namibia has halted the importation of live poultry from 10 countries on Following outbreaks of bird flu in Europe. This was found in a statement by the Directorate of Veterinary Services on Friday. The suspension…

Birdflu spreads across India with seven states confirming cases and others awaiting test results. The latest state to confirm cases is in Uttar Pradesh, where the zoo in Kanpur city had been shut down after the death of four…

Senegal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a poultry farm. This was reported by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Thursday. The outbreak, which occurred in the Thies region…

France plans to slaughter 600,000 birds in an effort to prevent the spread of the avian influenza infecting duck flocks in part of the country. Nearly 200,000 poultry birds have already been culled, a farm ministry official…

Japan’s worst bird flu outbreak on record spread to new farms and now affects more than 20% of the country’s 47 prefectures, with officials ordering cullings after more poultry deaths. About 11,000 birds will be slaughtered and buried…