Browsing: influenza

In April, Spain announced that the housing order for poultry would be lifted. Photo: Michel Velderman Spain and Portugal have experienced a relatively mild avian influenza…

Purdue University Receives $2 Million Grant to Combat Avian Influenza with Innovative Technology A research team led by Purdue University, in collaboration with partners Entomol and…

Béatrice Grasland, head of avian virology and immunology: “Vaccination doesn’t stop infection by the virus, but it limits the clinical signs and diminishes the excretion of the virus by infected animals.” Photo: Koos Groenewold Over half of the ducks vaccinated against avian influenza in France are still not fully protected against the virus. A model

Wild bird detections were 3 times higher than last year, and nearly 5 times higher than 2 years ago. Image created with the help of AI…

Almost half of the infected poultry farms are specialised in turkey meat. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten Severe Outbreak of Avian Influenza in Italian Poultry Farms Italy…

New International Research Project Launched to Combat Avian Influenza Threats An ambitious three-year international research initiative has been introduced to tackle the escalating global threat of…

As of late 2025, the threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) A(H5) continues to loom over North America. Multiple outbreaks have emerged in both commercial…

The person had a backyard flock of mixed domestic birds. Image: Created with the help of AI (Reve.art) On November 21, the Washington State Department of…

Tom Bradshaw, NFU president, emphasized the importance of housing birds to mitigate further outbreaks of avian influenza. Photo: This image was created with the help of…

While there have not been any reported cases of avian influenza in commercial premises in Spain, the country has ordered the confinement of poultry in most…