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NewsH5N1 detected in New South Wales as Australia's confirmed cases reach six
No spread to commercial or backyard poultry has been recorded, but authorities have intensified surveillance across wildlife and livestock.
NewsNepal culls nearly 570,000 birds as H5N1 outbreak spreads to 11 districts and more than 100 farms
Authorities have also destroyed 989,000 eggs and closed the country's only zoo in Kathmandu after the virus was detected in a dead crow found on the premises.
NewsVietnam culls over 1,100 ducks after bird flu outbreak in Ninh Binh province
Local authorities have launched emergency vaccination and stepped up surveillance following confirmation of avian influenza in Lai Thanh commune.
NewsLaw firms point out complexities concerning CJ's sale of feed and livestock business to De Heus
Firms advising on South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corporation's US$854 million sale of its global feed and livestock business to Royal De Heus have highlighted the transaction's intricacies, involving multiple sales of shares in 15 companies across Southeast Asia.
NewsUniversity of Michigan project looks into preventing bird flu by observing virus' degradation in air
Discovering how the bird flu virus degrades in the air around livestock and how engineering solutions can effect that degradation quickly and efficiently are core aims of a new University of Michigan Engineering-led project funded by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
NewsUp to 1,000 birds dead following bird flu outbreak in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
A bird flu outbreak in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, was confirmed on March 23 at the Central Hatchery at Seminary Hills after around 800 to 1,000 birds died.
NewsUS university researcher receives US$1.9 million from USDA-APHIS to create new bird flu vaccine
A University of Missouri (US) researcher has received a US$1.9 million federal grant to develop a new vaccine aimed at curbing highly pathogenic avian influenza, a virus that has driven economic losses for farmers and contributed to rising egg prices.
NewsAll chickens at Nottinghamshire, England, UK farm to be culled following bird flu outbreak
Every chicken at a commercial poultry site in Nottinghamshire, England, the United Kingdom, will be culled after a case of bird flu was confirmed.
NewsNew bird flu case reported at poultry farm in Okcheon, North Chungcheong, South Korea
South Korea has confirmed an additional case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm, bringing the total number of cases this season to 33, authorities said on January 6.