The Ministry for Primary Industries said laying hens foraging outside were thought to have been infected with the H7N6 strain through a low pathogenic virus from wild waterfowl. There are 40,000 ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected at a poultry farm in New Zealand's South Island, authorities said on Monday, the first time the island nation has reported a ...
New Zealand has placed strict movement controls on a commercial egg farm in the southern region of Otago after testing ...
The country’s first case of an avian influenza or bird flu has been identified on a commerical rural Otago egg farm. The ...
It istime to take a hard look at the food production system that puts farm workers in close contact with sick cows and birds, ...
Understaffing, workers say, has increased the potential for delays or mistakes, with potential consequences for the state's ...
Efforts to contain the virus are falling short. A teenager in Canada is in critical condition after an unexplained infection.
Why now: With reservoirs of virus persisting in dairy cattle, poultry and wild birds, there are ample opportunities for ...
California state officials have suspended a company’s sales of raw milk to retailers amid ongoing concerns about bird flu.
Officials are not releasing the location of the farm, but B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham said the outbreak involved ...