Tag: Avian Flu
First case of bird flu detected in humans without contact with an animal
In the United States, a new case of bird flu in a human has been detected. This is the first detected without known contact of the infected person with an…
South African poultry industry threatened by bird flu
Poultry farmers in South Africa are worried. All their chicken farming could go out the window. The animals are struck by an avian epizootic, described as “ the worst »…
the outbreak of avian flu continues, concerns for the sector
Avian flu continues to progress in France: 4.6 million poultry have been slaughtered since the summer of 2022. The virus particularly strikes the Pays-de-la-Loire region, the second largest French poultry…
Avian flu: first human case confirmed in the United States
News Posted 8 hours ago, Reading 3 mins. The US federal public health agency announced on Thursday the first case of human infection with the H5 avian flu virus in…
French poultry affected by a major avian flu epizootic
France is facing an epizootic of rare intensity and above all of an almost unprecedented extent. More than 1,300 farms have been affected. They had to euthanize at least 15…
Epizootics: what is it?
An epizootic is a epidemic who touches animals of the same or different species in a given region. Just like an epidemic, an epizootic is characterized by a large number…