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H9N2 Bird Flu Virus Could Pose Human Pandemic Risk, Experts Warn
29 Oct 2025 18:05 GMT
… Hong Kong, despite the virus being the second most common strain of bird flu … since 1998, mostly in China, says To, who presented … communication about the risks of avian influenza is needed, says Wille … with wild birds or poultry would help scientists understand …
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Researchers uncover genetic keys to the increasing threat of H9N2 avian influenza
28 Oct 2025 07:10 GMT
… among H9N2 avian influenza viruses circulating in poultry across China
A new … Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together … Ruijin Hospital at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School … that the A/chicken/Beijing/1/94 …
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Will post-Covid bitterness make a bird flu pandemic more dangerous?
27 Oct 2025 19:39 GMT
… 24 (Reuters) – Bird flu is spreading rapidly in Europe … avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, is a concern for governments and the poultry … to the massive industrialised chicken, pig and cow … Thailand, Vietnam and Chinese bird flocks and swine …
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Weekly Commentary: Far From It
01 Nov 2025 17:53 GMT
… 6.9%). China';s Shanghai Exchange Index was … Chinese control. China said this week it ‘absolutely will not’ rule out using force over Taiwan … Beijing under a system of autonomy it uses for Hong Kong … driving up avian flu cases across the country, reviving …
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EU and Ukraine agree on new poultry import quotas
29 Oct 2025 10:13 GMT
… the Union.”
ALSO READ: Avian influenza hits most countries in … the Ukrainian Union of Poultry Farmers recently unveiled.
The … .
ALSO READ: China switches to poultry imports from RussiaSupport … Ukraine’s second-largest poultry producer.
This new financing …
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Suspected H5 bird flu outbreak kills hundreds of seal pups on sub-Antarctic island
25 Oct 2025 04:38 GMT
… yet been confirmed as bird flu, but scientists reported … mortality events linked to avian influenza.
Australian scientists reported discovering … to widespread outbreaks among poultry and wild birds and … United Kingdom, Spain, China, Mexico, Chile, and Ecuador …
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Bird Flu Is Making Headlines Once Again: What’s The Current Situation?
23 Oct 2025 20:11 GMT
… strain of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been causing … Times to declare that “bird flu is back”. That includes … a recent report from the Hong Kong Center for Health Protection … of a different avian flu strain, H9N2, in mainland China. All of …
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Hong Kong bans imports of poultry products from parts of Denmark, Germany, Belgium
23 Oct 2025 16:42 GMT
… Belgium over concerns triggered by avian influenza.
Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety … said.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, has been … circulating among wild bird populations and poultry farms …
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Hong Kong – Import of poultry meat and items from locations in Canada and France suspended
23 Oct 2025 07:59 GMT
… suspend the import of poultry meat and items (consisting … secure public health in Hong Kong.
A CFS spokesperson stated … no poultry meat or eggs were imported into Hong Kong from … relevant authorities on the avian influenza outbreaks. Appropriate action will …
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Japan confirms first bird flu outbreak of the season in Hokkaido
23 Oct 2025 07:29 GMT
… the presence of the bird flu virus, and subsequent … 2 November.
Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is a … zoonotic disease that primarily affects wild birds and poultry … human outbreak in Hong Kong in 1997, avian influenza has led to …