Tag: poultry outbreak
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Third Norfolk Bird Flu Case: H5N1 Detected at Dereham Poultry Unit
Overview: Third Norfolk Bird Flu Case in December A new case of bird flu has been confirmed in a Norfolk town this month, marking the third incident in the county during December. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the H5N1 avian influenza virus was detected at a large commercial…
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Ireland Handles Second H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak as 8,000 Turkeys Culled in Meath
Overview: A Second H5N1 Outbreak Hits a Meath Poultry Farm In what authorities are calling a rapid and necessary response, approximately 8,000 turkeys have been culled on a poultry premises near Kells, Co Meath, as part of Ireland’s ongoing measures to contain a confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu. The culling follows the…