As a safety measure, a technical team of the ministry for Agriculture, Breeding and Fishing killed the remaining 3,069 birds. The International Office of Epizooties (IOE) has offered Togo one million doses of avian influenza vaccine following the confirmation of an outbreak of the disease in southern Togo, APA learnt on Monday. Web search Enter your search terms Submit search form.

Flu alert in France after swan deaths Web posted at: 7/6/2007 2:34:34 Source ::: REUTERS PARIS Tests have confirmed that three swans found dead in eastern France were killed by the H5N1 bird flu virus, the French agriculture ministry said yesterday, France's first cases of the disease in over a year. Flu alert in France after swan deaths Web posted at: 7/6/2007 2:34:34 Source ::: REUTERS PARIS Tests have confirmed that three swans found dead in eastern France were killed by the H5N1 bird...

Non-pathogenic strain of bird flu virus found, could turn pathogenic The Imphal Free Press IMPHAL, Jul 17: The existence of a non-pathogenic strain of the virus causing bird flu has been confirmed in the state according to knowledgeable sources, although state officials are tightlipped about the whole affair, obviously fearing unnecessary public panic. Non-pathogenic strain of bird flu virus found, could turn pathogenic :: KanglaOnline ~ Your Gateway. Non-pathogenic strain of bird flu...

Mostpatients -- some 90 per cent -- had common influenza, and nonewas infected with avian flu. According tolaboratory tests, the patienttested negative regarding the H5N1 virusand had no record of physical contact with sick or dead poultry. Thai man dies of severe pneumonia, not bird flu. Mongkol said the ministry's surveillance programme screened 1,726 patients with flu-like symptoms from January 1 through mid-July. During the transition period from the rainy season to the winter, the...

Several thousand poultry samples collected from poultry operations in the area of the affected farm, which has not been identified publicly, have tested negative for avian influenza. State officials on Monday banned all live poultry sales and shows for the rest of the month after a flock of 54,000 turkeys at a Shenandoah County farm tested positive for avian flu antibodies. The finding reinforces the conclusion that the case involves a common avian influenza virus that poses no threat to...

The poultry at the afflicted farms will probably start to be liquidated on Thursday morning. The afflicted farm in Netreby breeds some 17,000 pieces of poultry. The police have closed the farms down along with access roads. In all cases birds have been infected by the H5N1 virus, which also poses danger to human beings. Further cases of H5N1 bird flu virus detected in Czech. PRAGUE, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Tests confirmed further cases of the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus in the Czech...

Ghana has assured its development partners of its preparedness to deal with any outbreak of the poultry disease, Avian Influenza (bird flu) The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mrs Anna Nyamekye, told the USAID Acting Administrator, Ms Henrietta Fore who visited the La Veterinary Services Department and the La General Hospital in Accra, that the country had put in place intensive surveillance around all staging posts of migratory birds with an Emergency Preparedness Plan to detect...

NEW DELHI: Consumers may get some respite from soaring prices of eggs and chicken as the poultry industry expects rates to soften in the coming days with an increase in supply. Asked about the high cost of these poultry products, Juneja said it was mainly due to high cost of feed, particularly maize. Poultry sector accounts for the highest demand for maize at about seven million tonnes, followed by human consumption at 3.6 million tonnes. While maize contributes 60 per cent of the poultry...

Minimum acreage is required: five acres for horticulture, 10 acres for agriculture use and 20 acres for forestry. Later in the meeting, the board approved another 12 farms, bringing the total to more than 3,537 acres in the VAD program. The program encourages awareness of the cultural, economic and environmental importance of farms and protects farmers from unwanted development and other negative pressures. The livestock agent does not coordinate the 4-H program but does advise 4-H-ers on...