Tag: bird
Bird flu is expected to increase – thrive in the cold weather
In connection with birds now starting to move to new areas, the spread of bird flu is expected to increase.At the same time, the cold weather increases the virus’s chances…
The Swedish Agency for Agriculture warns: Bird flu is expected to increase
The authority writes that no cases of infection have been detected in Sweden since the beginning of September. At the same time, cold weather increases the virus’s chances of survival…
Mattias and Markus saw the unusual bird on Öland
When Mattias Nilsson was out birdwatching on the northern tip of Öland, he was met by an extremely unusual sight – a beige-cheeked wood thrush.The little bird was last found…
unprecedented bird flu causes egg shortages
Eggs are disappearing from supermarket shelves in South Africa. The fault lies in an unprecedented avian flu epidemic in chicken farms. More than 5 million laying hens have been culled…
Millions of ducks in France are being vaccinated against bird flu
With the vaccine, it is hoped to stop the powerful virus from sweeping across farms. When an outbreak is discovered, it is not only the affected farm’s birds that must…
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 »…
Is new vaccine the solution against bird flu? ‘Better today than tomorrow’
The trial is an important step towards large-scale vaccination of poultry against the bird flu virus. The bird flu virus occurs worldwide in birds, which also puts poultry at risk…
a bird thought to be extinct is returning to the wild in New Zealand
The species population of the big-sultan chicken, which was rediscovered in 1948, is growing at an annual rate of about eight percent. A new environmental protection milestone has been celebrated…
Danish virologist: it may soon be reasonable to kill all Finnish minks because of bird flu
In Finland, all minks are killed on farms where bird flu has been detected. However, the solution does not completely eliminate the risk that the disease becomes dangerous for humans.…
Bird flu virus killed poultry already 150 years ago – turning into a human pandemic virus has been feared before
It’s only been a couple of years since face masks and home isolation, and once again we have to fear a new pandemic. A new type of bird flu virus…